HETEROTOPIC POLYODONTIA IN A CYNOMOLGUS MONKEY

A case of heterotopic polyodontia was detected in a 6-year-old male la boratory cynomolgus monkey. A heterotopic tooth had erupted through th e right maxillofacial area at the side of the nose, with a crustated s urface. Macroscopically, the tooth was not connected with the right pa rotid. Radiography and histopathology of the transverse section of the lesion showed almost normal propriodentium containing alveolar bone a nd partial continuity with the maxillary bone. We believe this is the first case description of heterotopic polyodontia in a monkey.