[Double teeth].
Double teeth are not really rare, but it is still enigmatic why and how they develop. Based upon the clinical, morphological and anatomical appearance and the number of teeth in mouths with double teeth, the double teeth are labelled as products of 'fusion' and 'clefting', but the criteria to attach such etiological names are lacking. It is assumed that heredity is involved in the development of double teeth. Therefore it is attempted to explain why only one of a homozygotic twin had a double tooth.
Schuurs
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AH
Afdeling Cariologie Endodontologie Pedodontologie, Academisch Centrum Tandheelkunde Amsterdam (ACTA), Louwesweg 1 1066 EA Amsterdam. a.schuurs@acta.nl
van Loveren
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D005671:Fused Teeth / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014096:Tooth, Supernumerary; D014427:Twins