Bilateral fusion of mandibular second premolar and supernumerary tooth: A rare case report
Fusion is the union of two normally separated tooth germs resulting in the formation of a single large tooth. The prevalence of this anomaly is less than 1% and most common in the primary dentition, in the incisor-canine region. Fusions are almost always unilateral, but few cases of bilateral fusion...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology : JOMFP 2012-01, Vol.16 (1), p.128-130 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Fusion is the union of two normally separated tooth germs resulting in the formation of a single large tooth. The prevalence of this anomaly is less than 1% and most common in the primary dentition, in the incisor-canine region. Fusions are almost always unilateral, but few cases of bilateral fusions have been reported. The purpose of this article is to report a rare case of bilateral fusion of mandibular second premolar with supernumerary tooth. |
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ISSN: | 0973-029X 1998-393X |
DOI: | 10.4103/0973-029X.92990 |