GREATER CONFUSION FOREVER: GEMINATION CONCRESCENCE FUSION-A RARE OCCURRENCE OF FUSION AND GEMINATION IN THE MANDIBULAR THIRD MOLAR REGION

Abstract

Morpho-anatomical anomalies may occur during tooth bud differentiation as a result of a developmental aberration of the ectoderm and mesoderm. Common odontogenic anomalies in number and form include fusion, gemination and concrescence which has similar clinical features and creates much more confusion during the diagnosis.

Here we report A rare case of two different co-existed dental anomalies in a 25-year old female patient with fusion over the left mandibular third molar region and Gemination over the right mandibular third molar region which was in an association with a supernumerary tooth, making it even more difficult to diagnose. And hence this paper highlights the importance of diagnosing the developmental anomalies of teeth and discusses the clinical, Radiographic and treatment perspective of this morphological variation.