Geminated teeth: a case report and review of literature

 

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Autors: Bolaños López, Violeta, Rojas Tabash, Fabiola
Format: artículo original
Estat:Versión publicada
Data de publicació:2014
Descripció:Gemination is a rare developmental disorder in tooth’s hard tissues, as a consequence of a dental germ division, characterized by invagination that will provoke an incomplete formation of two teeth, which results in two crowns partially or totally separated with one root and one unique root canal. Concepts as double tooth, double formations, joined teeth are used to determine this dental anomaly. Total teeth numbers in germination are normal. Prevalence is in frequent, being usually found in the anterior maxillary region. Even though etiology is unknown it is related to complex interrelated genetic and environmental factors. This article reviews literature about germination and a case of an 8 year old female infant who presented an asymptomatic geminated maxillary temporal canine; which did not need treatment.
Pais:Portal de Revistas UCR
Institution:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Idioma:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/13738
Accés en línia:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/Odontos/article/view/13738
Access Level:acceso abierto
Paraula clau:tooth geminated
dental anatomy
dental anomalies
Tooth geminated