Open AccessGemination in primary central incisor
Author(s) -
IE Neena,
Roopali Sharma,
P Poornima,
KB Roopa
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of oral research and review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2394-2541
pISSN - 2249-4987
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4987.172495
Subject(s) - maxillary central incisor , primary tooth , orthodontics , dentistry , biology , medicine
Geminated teeth are the consequences of developmental anomalies leading to the eruption of joined elements. According to the current definitions, gemination occurs when one tooth bud tries to divide, whereas fusion occurs if two tooth buds unite. This article presents one such case report of germination of a primary tooth which was endodontically treated due to deep carious involvement