# Multiple Dental Anomalies on the Same Side of the Arch in a Single Individual: An Unusual Occurrence

**Authors:** Winnifred Christy A, Jones T Raja Devathambi, S Kothai Nachiyar

PMC · DOI: 10.7759/cureus.94095 · Cureus · 2025-10-08

## TL;DR

This paper reports a rare case of multiple dental anomalies occurring on one side of the mouth in a single individual without any syndrome.

## Contribution

The novelty lies in documenting multiple uncommon dental anomalies in a non-syndromic individual.

## Key findings

- A maxillary first molar with macrodontia, single root, and single root canal was identified.
- A supernumerary distomolar was found on the same side of the maxillary arch.
- The case is rare as it involves multiple anomalies in a non-syndromic patient.

## Abstract

Multiple dental anomalies are often associated with syndromes affecting the orofacial region. Macrodontia refers to the enlargement of a tooth and is relatively rarer than its counterpart, microdontia. Likewise, while the presence of multiple roots and root canals is common in permanent molars, a maxillary molar with a single root and a single root canal is extremely rare. Hyperdontia, or the presence of supernumerary teeth, most commonly occurs in the maxillary anterior and mandibular premolar regions. The occurrence of a maxillary distomolar is uncommon, and the development of a cyst around such a tooth is also rare. This case is reported for its rarity, as it involves multiple anomalies in a single non-syndromic individual, including macrodontia of the maxillary first molar with a single root and root canal, along with the presence of a distomolar on the same side of the maxillary arch.

## Full-text entities

- **Diseases:** microdontia (MESH:C538240), supernumerary teeth (MESH:D014096), Dental Anomalies (OMIM:614188), Macrodontia (MESH:C537015)

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