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CC BY 4.0 · Eur J Dent 2024; 18(02): 687-691
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1772248
Case Report

Gemination of an Erupted Mandibular Third Molar: A Short Presentation of an Exceptionally Rare Clinical Occurrence

Hans Ulrich Brauer 
1   Dental Academy for Continuing Professional Development, Karlsruhe, Germany
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Andreas Bartols 
1   Dental Academy for Continuing Professional Development, Karlsruhe, Germany
2   Clinic for Conservative Dentistry and Periodontology, Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel, Germany
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Abstract

Double teeth, like fusions and geminations, are rare disorders of tooth development. In this short case presentation, we describe the unique appearance of a fully erupted mandibular wisdom tooth in a 72-year-old patient whose tooth exhibited gemination. This was possible because tooth 46 had to be removed from the patient at the age of 20 and the missing molar was not replaced. This geminated tooth of 48 had been in function for almost 50 years and finally had to be removed due to a periodontal inflammation. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case presented of this dental anomaly for a fully erupted lower wisdom tooth.

Keywords

double tooth - fusion - gemination - third molar - geminated tooth of 48 - dental anomalies


Publication History

Article published online:
20 September 2023

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