title: Dental twinning.
abstract: Dental twinning anomalies influence tooth alignment and interdigitation, arch symmetry, appearance, and associated periodontal tissues. This case report presents a patient with twinning defects involving the maxillary central incisors. The aetiology of dental twinning using traditional nomenclature is also reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine & Pathology, UMDS, Guy's Hospital, London.
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Chaudhry
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Sprawson
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Howe
authors.forename: R I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Nairn
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D005260:Female; D005671:Fused Teeth / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008437:Maxilla; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014081:Tooth Extraction