Traumatic gemination--triple tooth. Survey of the literature and report of a case.
Gemination and twinning are two rarely encountered developmental abnormalities. Although the precise etiology remains unknown, genetic predisposition is often suggested in the process. In the present study a maxillary incisor with three crowns of conical shape and three roots which were presumed to be the gemination of the tooth due to trauma, is reported.
Calişkan
M K
MK
School of Dentistry, Ege University, Bornova-Izmir, Turkey.
D002648:Child; D005671:Fused Teeth / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla; D008446:Maxillofacial Injuries / Q000150:complications; D014083:Tooth Germ / Q000293:injuries*