An Unusual Triplication of Supernumerary Teeth in Permanent Dentition: Report of a Rare Case
Articles > Case Report · 2021
Authors: NEZAKET EZGİ ÖZER, İLKAY ŞANLI, Elif ŞENER
Türkiye Klinikleri Diş Hekimliği Bilimleri Dergisi, Other Refereed National Journals, National, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM), 2021, vol 27, pp 719-723
Summary
<p><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: justify;">The word 'synodontia or fusion' means union of two or more teeth that affects both primary and permanent dentition. Although double teeth are relatively common with a reported prevalence ranging from 0.1% to 1.55%; the union of three teeth, named as triple teeth or triplication, is rarely encountered in the primary dentition with a prevalence of 0.02%. Prevalence of triple teeth is well documented in primary dentition, but its occurrence in permanent dentition is a rare phenomenon. This article reports an unusual case of triplication of three supernumerary teeth in permanent dentition associated with periapical pathology in a 10-year-old male patient along with its clinical and radiographic features illustrated using dental volumetric tomography imaging.</span><br style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: justify;"><br style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: justify;"><b style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: justify;">Keywords</b><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: justify;">: Tooth abnormalities; fused teeth; tooth, supernumerary</span><br></p>