Concrescence of a mandibular third molar and a supernumerary fourth molar: Report of a rare case

Gunduz K., Sumer M., Sumer A., Gunhan O.

BRITISH DENTAL JOURNAL, vol.200, no.3, pp.141-142, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 200 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2006
  • Doi Number: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4813191
  • Journal Name: BRITISH DENTAL JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.141-142
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Concrescence represents a rare developmental anomaly in which two fully formed teeth are joined along the root surfaces by cementum. Maxillary molars are the teeth most frequently involved, especially a third molar and a supernumerary tooth. Very few cases have been reported about the concrescence of a third molar and a supernumerary tooth. According to our current knowledge, this case report is the first in the literature in which concrescence is observed between a third molar and a supernumerary fourth molar in the mandible.