Multidisciplinary Management of a Permanent Central Incisor Fused with a Supernumerary Tooth: A Case Report
Dental anomalies can be challenging for clinicians to diagnose and treat, such as fusion/gemination, which can be considered one of the most challenging anomalies to present a treatment plan for, due to esthetic, orthodontic, and periodontal problems they can cause in most cases. This case report describes an 8-year-old patient who complained of the unpleasant appearance of her right central incisor. Oral and radiographic examinations revealed a supernumerary tooth unilaterally fusing with the maxillary permanent central incisor. Two major factors in choosing a treatment plan in this case included: patient's age and presence of anomaly in the esthetic zone. This case report describes a treatment approach involving endodontic, periodontal, and restorative interventions for preserving a tooth in a child who could not undergo routine treatments such as implant placement due to incomplete growth of her dentoalveolar region, and bone deficiency caused by the dental anomaly.
Authors
- Siamak Yaghobee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8174-3364)
- Fatemeh Malekpour
- Behnam Bolhari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8922-9802)
- Mahdi Isaabadi
Institutions
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Dentistry
- Published
- 2025-10-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.18502/fid.v22i44.19977
- Primary Topic
- dental development and anomalies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00