title: Mandibular bilateral fusion in primary dentition: case report.
abstract: Fusion has been described as a developmental anomaly characterized by the union of 2 adjacent teeth. Bilateral dental fusion in the primary dentition is a rare dental anomaly. The purpose of this report was to present a 9-year-old boy who had bilateral fusion of his mandibular primary lateral incisor and canine teeth.
authors.affiliation: Ege University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Pedodontics, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey. alpoz@egenet.com.tr
authors.forename: Ali Riza
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Alpöz
authors.forename: Dilsah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Munanoğlu
authors.forename: Ozant
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Oncag
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003481:Cuspid / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005671:Fused Teeth / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000002:abnormalities*