Fusion of primary teeth- An odontogenic anomaly

Abstract

The conjoining or twinning of teeth leads to odontogenic anomalies The dental fusion is observed by the union of two normally separated tooth germs It is defined as the union of two independently developing primary or permanent teeth that results in the formation of a single large tooth It can be complete or incomplete depending upon the stage of development of teeth at the time of union The prevalence of this anomaly is lt1 in primary dentition and is commonly observed in incisorcanine regionKeywords Fusion Primary dentition Unilateral

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Puneet Kumar, Jasmine Kaur, Kanika Gupta Verma, Virinder Goyal, Suruchi Juneja

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  • EP ID EP479777
  • DOI 10.18231/2395-6194.2018.0012
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Puneet Kumar, Jasmine Kaur, Kanika Gupta Verma, Virinder Goyal, Suruchi Juneja (2018). Fusion of primary teeth- An odontogenic anomaly. Journal of Oral Medicine, Oral Surgery, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology, 4(1), 53-55. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-479777