Mislocated Polydontic Maxillary Incisor Teeth in The Dog: A Hereditary Condition?

Abstract

A case of mislocated polydontic teeth is reported in this paper. Polydontic teeth are seen frequently in dogs. The premolar teeth region is the most frequently involved than the rest of the dental region. However, involvement of the incisor teeth region is a rare finding. The finding of two teeth in two dogs of different sex but of same bitch, having the mislocated polydontic incisor teeth, in the maxilla is interesting. These teeth were located just above the normal maxillary central incisor erupting through the gingiva on the labial surface. The breed involved was the Tanzanian mixed breed. The findings suggest the likelihood of the case being hereditary. This appears to be a very rare condition as only two cases were recorded among 45O dogs examined  for  dental conditions (0.4%)