Fusion or gemination? An unusual mandibular second molar

Angela Jordão Camargo; Emiko Saito Arita; Plauto Christopher Aranha Watanabe

doi:10.1016/j.ijscr.2015.12.010

Fusion or gemination? An unusual mandibular second molar

Int J Surg Case Rep. 2016:21:73-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2015.12.010. Epub 2015 Dec 17.

Authors

Angela Jordão Camargo¹, Emiko Saito Arita², Plauto Christopher Aranha Watanabe³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Stomatology, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, 2227 Lineu Prestes Avenue, 05508-000 São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Electronic address: dra.angelacamargo@gmail.com.
² Department of Stomatology, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, 2227 Lineu Prestes Avenue, 05508-000 São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Electronic address: emiko.sp@terra.com.br.
³ Department of Stomatology, Public Oral Health and Forensic Dentistry, Ribeirão Preto Dental School-University of São Paulo, Cafe Avenue, 14040-904 Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil. Electronic address: watanabe@forp.usp.br.

Abstract

Fusion and gemination is not an uncommon finding and affected most primary dentition and the permanent maxillary incisors. These changes can develop a series of complication. A 11-year-old male presented radiography finding: an unusual mandibular second molar. A well-documented case brings a challenge for radiologists classify between fusion and gemination. In conclusion, this alteration although common in other regions, there are no case in the literature involving "second and third" molar.

Keywords: Abnormalities; Molar; Panoramic radiography; Tomography.