Open AccessBilateral fusion of mandibular primary teeth
Author(s) -
Paul Chalakkal,
Abi M Thomas
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of the indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry/journal of indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3905
pISSN - 0970-4388
DOI - 10.4103/0970-4388.55336
Subject(s) - medicine , dentistry , incisor , orthodontics , mandibular lateral incisor , molar , mandibular second molar
The aim of the report was to highlight the rarity of occurrence of bilaterally fused mandibular primary lateral incisors and canines by virtue of the number of such cases reported in literature; to identify congenital absence of successor teeth;and to evaluate their pulpal morphologies to understand the type of fusion. Clinical observation along with an orthopantomograph and periapical radiographs were used to arrive at a diagnosis. The pulpal morphologies varied in each of the fused teeth although both were fusions of the Complete type. There was congenital absence of the permanent mandibular lateral incisors, bilaterally. It was a case of bilateral fusion of mandibular primary lateral incisors and canines of the Complete type with congenitally absent mandibular permanent lateral incisors. Only 13 such cases have been previously reported in literature.