Gemination vs Fusion: Developmental Dental Anomalies Explained

Gemination vs Fusion: Developmental Dental Anomalies Explained

Question 1. Write notes on gemination and fusion.

Answer. Gemination

• Gemination is a developmental anomaly which refers to partial development of two teeth from single tooth bud following incomplete division.
• The structure is usually one with two completely or incompletely separated crowns that have a single root and a root canal.
• The condition is seen in both deciduous and permanent dentition.
• It appears to exhibit a hereditary tendency.

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Fusion

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• Fusion is defined as union of two adjacent normal tooth germs at level of dentin during development.
• One of the most important criteria for fusion is that fused tooth must exhibit conflent dentin.
• Both permanent and deciduous dentition are affcting in case of fusion, although it is more common in deciduous teeth.
• Fusion can be complete or incomplete and its extent will depend on stage of odontogenesis at which fusion takes place.
• The incisor teeth are more frequently affcted in both the dentitions during the condition.