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Double tooth

MedGen UID:
1631323
•Concept ID:
C4551900
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonym: 'DOUBLE TOOTH'
 
HPO: HP:0011089
OMIM®: 147251

Definition

Fusion of two adjacent teeth. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Clinical management of fusion in primary mandibular incisors: a systematic literature review.
Bernardi S, Bianchi S, Bernardi G, Tchorz JP, Attin T, Hellwig E, Karygianni L
Acta Odontol Scand 2020 Aug;78(6):417-424. Epub 2020 Mar 3 doi: 10.1080/00016357.2020.1734233. PMID: 32125202
Management of 'double teeth' in children and adolescents.
Shah P, Chander JM, Noar J, Ashley PF
Int J Paediatr Dent 2012 Nov;22(6):419-26. Epub 2012 Feb 9 doi: 10.1111/j.1365-263X.2011.01209.x. PMID: 22320130
Comprehensive management of the double tooth: report of case.
Itkin AB, Barr GS
J Am Dent Assoc 1975 Jun;90(6):1269-72. doi: 10.14219/jada.archive.1975.0286. PMID: 1056393

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Design of customized soft tissue substitutes for anterior single-tooth and posterior double-tooth defects: An in vitro study.
Sun Y, Strasding M, Liu X, Schäfer B, Liu F, Sailer I, Nesic D
J Esthet Restor Dent 2023 Jan;35(1):262-269. Epub 2022 Dec 7 doi: 10.1111/jerd.12990. PMID: 36478351
Evaluation and comparison of the effect of incorporating zinc oxide and titanium dioxide nanoparticles on the bond strength and microleakage of two orthodontic fixed retainer adhesives.
Jazi L, Sodagar A, Kazemi SS, Mirhashemi A
J World Fed Orthod 2023 Feb;12(1):22-28. Epub 2022 Nov 28 doi: 10.1016/j.ejwf.2022.09.002. PMID: 36456427
Clinical management of fusion in primary mandibular incisors: a systematic literature review.
Bernardi S, Bianchi S, Bernardi G, Tchorz JP, Attin T, Hellwig E, Karygianni L
Acta Odontol Scand 2020 Aug;78(6):417-424. Epub 2020 Mar 3 doi: 10.1080/00016357.2020.1734233. PMID: 32125202
A catalogue of anomalies and traits of the primary dentition of southern Chinese.
King NM, Tongkoom S, Itthagarun A, Wong HM, Lee CK
J Clin Pediatr Dent 2008 Winter;32(2):139-46. doi: 10.17796/jcpd.32.2.w76653r22rnnn713. PMID: 18389680
A catalogue of anomalies and traits of the permanent dentition of southern Chinese.
Tsai SJ, King NM
J Clin Pediatr Dent 1998 Spring;22(3):185-94. PMID: 9641090

Diagnosis

Clinical management of fusion in primary mandibular incisors: a systematic literature review.
Bernardi S, Bianchi S, Bernardi G, Tchorz JP, Attin T, Hellwig E, Karygianni L
Acta Odontol Scand 2020 Aug;78(6):417-424. Epub 2020 Mar 3 doi: 10.1080/00016357.2020.1734233. PMID: 32125202
Dens evaginatus and dens invaginatus in a double tooth: A rare case report.
Sharma G, Mutneja AR, Nagpal A, Mutneja P
Indian J Dent Res 2015 Sep-Oct;26(5):545-9. doi: 10.4103/0970-9290.172085. PMID: 26672430
Esthetic management of double tooth associated with talon cusp using a laminate veneer.
Cordeiro WJ, do Couto CF, Barros RN, Zarranz L, Jorge MZ, de Gouvêa CV
J Dent Child (Chic) 2014 Sep-Dec;81(3):161-70. PMID: 25514262
'Double' teeth-a diagnostic conundrum.
Uÿs H, Morris D
Dent Update 2005 May;32(4):237-9. doi: 10.12968/denu.2005.32.4.237. PMID: 15938344
A longitudinal clinical study of bonded fixed partial dentures: the first 5 years.
Crispin BJ
J Prosthet Dent 1991 Sep;66(3):336-42. doi: 10.1016/0022-3913(91)90260-4. PMID: 1800730

Therapy

Evaluation and comparison of the effect of incorporating zinc oxide and titanium dioxide nanoparticles on the bond strength and microleakage of two orthodontic fixed retainer adhesives.
Jazi L, Sodagar A, Kazemi SS, Mirhashemi A
J World Fed Orthod 2023 Feb;12(1):22-28. Epub 2022 Nov 28 doi: 10.1016/j.ejwf.2022.09.002. PMID: 36456427

Prognosis

Clinical problems with a double tooth and a macrodont in the maxillary anterior area: a case report.
Ghijselings E, van Gastel J, Verdonck A, Carels C
Aust Orthod J 2014 Nov;30(2):221-9. PMID: 25549526
Sectioning of a double tooth aided by cone-beam computed tomography.
Keys WF, Keightley AJ, Welbury RR
Eur Arch Paediatr Dent 2013 Jun;14(3):167-71. Epub 2013 Apr 24 doi: 10.1007/s40368-013-0031-x. PMID: 23613332
Case report: Cone-beam ct imaging in the management of a double tooth.
Lucey S, Heath N, Welbury RR, Wright G
Eur Arch Paediatr Dent 2009 Nov;10 Suppl 1:49-53. doi: 10.1007/BF03262702. PMID: 19863901
Extraoral endodontic treatment, odontotomy and intentional replantation of a double maxillary lateral permanent incisor: case report and 6-year follow-up.
Sivolella S, Bressan E, Mirabal V, Stellini E, Berengo M
Int Endod J 2008 Jun;41(6):538-46. Epub 2008 Mar 19 doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2591.2008.01391.x. PMID: 18363700
A longitudinal clinical study of bonded fixed partial dentures: the first 5 years.
Crispin BJ
J Prosthet Dent 1991 Sep;66(3):336-42. doi: 10.1016/0022-3913(91)90260-4. PMID: 1800730

Clinical prediction guides

Clinical management of fusion in primary mandibular incisors: a systematic literature review.
Bernardi S, Bianchi S, Bernardi G, Tchorz JP, Attin T, Hellwig E, Karygianni L
Acta Odontol Scand 2020 Aug;78(6):417-424. Epub 2020 Mar 3 doi: 10.1080/00016357.2020.1734233. PMID: 32125202
Prevalence of dental anomalies in deciduous dentition and its association with succedaneous dentition: A cross-sectional study of 4180 South Indian children.
Shilpa G, Gokhale N, Mallineni SK, Nuvvula S
J Indian Soc Pedod Prev Dent 2017 Jan-Mar;35(1):56-62. doi: 10.4103/0970-4388.199228. PMID: 28139484
Primary double teeth and their effect on permanent successors.
Zengin AZ, Celenk P, Gunduz K, Canger M
Eur J Paediatr Dent 2014 Sep;15(3):309-12. PMID: 25306150
A longitudinal clinical study of bonded fixed partial dentures: the first 5 years.
Crispin BJ
J Prosthet Dent 1991 Sep;66(3):336-42. doi: 10.1016/0022-3913(91)90260-4. PMID: 1800730
A complete fusion in the primary human dentition: a histological approach.
Surmont PA, Martens LC, De Craene LG
ASDC J Dent Child 1988 Sep-Oct;55(5):362-7. PMID: 3049714

Recent systematic reviews

Clinical management of fusion in primary mandibular incisors: a systematic literature review.
Bernardi S, Bianchi S, Bernardi G, Tchorz JP, Attin T, Hellwig E, Karygianni L
Acta Odontol Scand 2020 Aug;78(6):417-424. Epub 2020 Mar 3 doi: 10.1080/00016357.2020.1734233. PMID: 32125202
Management of non-syndromic double tooth affecting permanent maxillary central incisors: a systematic review.
Smail-Faugeron V, Terradot J, Muller Bolla M, Courson F
BMJ Case Rep 2016 Jun 15;2016 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2016-215482. PMID: 27307427Free PMC Article

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