Triple teeth may result from fusion, gemination or concrescence causing transient esthetic and functional problems in primary dentition and retardation or alteration of development and eruption of permanent successors. We report an unusual case of a boy aged five with fusion among maxillary left primary central incisor, lateral incisor and a supernumerary tooth concomitant with agenesis of permanent lateral incisor. A review of literature on triple tooth was done along with a proposed classification of the triple teeth.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3757897 | PMC |
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-237X.114890 | DOI Listing |
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