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Novel aesthetic treatment of bilateral gemination of maxillary central incisors Cover

Novel aesthetic treatment of bilateral gemination of maxillary central incisors

Open Access
|Jul 2021

Abstract

The fusion of adjacent tooth buds and the formation of a single tooth or the gemination of a single tooth are rare and occur less often bilaterally in the permanent dentition.

Following a brief literature review, this case report describes the multidisciplinary treatment of an adolescent patient who presented with the bilateral gemination of the permanent central incisors. It was planned to restore the teeth using porcelain laminated veneers after the completion of orthodontic treatment.

The wide crown of the geminated incisors was restored, to mimic the morphology of two teeth, comprising a wider central and a narrower lateral incisor.

In carefully selected cases, this conservative treatment option preserves the physiologic function of the teeth and the periodontal ligament.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/aoj-2020-091 | Journal eISSN: 2207-7480 | Journal ISSN: 2207-7472
Language: English
Page range: 116 - 122
Submitted on: Aug 1, 2016
Accepted on: Feb 1, 2017
Published on: Jul 30, 2021
Published by: Australian Society of Orthodontists Inc.
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2021 Iosif Sifakakis, Christos Chryssafidis, Heleni Vastardis, published by Australian Society of Orthodontists Inc.
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.