Tooth fusion (also known as syndontia or double teeth) occurs when two separate tooth germs fuse to form one tooth. The fusion may be complete (involves...
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teeth. Unlike tooth fusion, tooth gemination is more common in the maxillary incisors and canines. Like tooth gemination, tooth fusion is more common...
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In dentistry, the crown is the visible part of the tooth above the gingival margin and is an essential component of dental anatomy. Covered by enamel...
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tooth incompletely splits into the formation of two teeth. Fusion is the union of two adjacent teeth during development. Concrescence is the fusion of...
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bilayer fusion, a part of several cellular processes Spinal fusion, a surgical technique used to combine two or more vertebrae Tooth fusion, a dental...
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Tooth ankylosis refers to a fusion between a tooth and underlying bony support tissues. In some species, this is a normal process that occurs during the...
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Hyperdontia (redirect from Supernumerary tooth)
developmental anomalies like fusion or gemination. Fusion occurs when two tooth buds fuse together, creating a single, larger tooth. Gemination involves the...
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include inflammation of the tissue around the tooth, tooth loss and infection or abscess formation. Tooth regeneration is an ongoing stem cell–based field...
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Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) is an inherited neurological disorder that affects the peripheral nerves responsible for transmitting signals between...
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Tooth discoloration is abnormal tooth color, hue or translucency. External discoloration is accumulation of stains on the tooth surface. Internal discoloration...
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confused with other oral conditions such as taurodontism (bull teeth), fusion (double tooth), or the jaws being relatively small, giving the appearance of macrodontia...
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Resorption of the root of the tooth, or root resorption, is the progressive loss of dentin and cementum by the action of odontoclasts. Root resorption...
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Talon cusp (category Developmental tooth disorders)
anterior tooth, located on the inside surface of the affected tooth. Sometimes it can also be found on the facial surface of the anterior tooth. The term...
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Cracked tooth syndrome (CTS) is where a tooth has incompletely cracked but no part of the tooth has yet broken off. Sometimes it is described as a greenstick...
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Pericoronitis (section Tooth position)
partially erupted tooth, including the gingiva (gums) and the dental follicle. The soft tissue covering a partially erupted tooth is known as an operculum...
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Tooth wear refers to loss of tooth substance by means other than dental caries. Tooth wear is a very common condition that occurs in approximately 97%...
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Tooth pathology is any condition of the teeth that can be congenital or acquired. Sometimes a congenital tooth disease is called a tooth abnormality. These...
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Kandy Esala Perahera (redirect from Festival of the Tooth)
Dalada Perahara procession of Kandy) also known as The Festival of the Tooth, is an annual religious and cultural festival held in the months of July...
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eruption • Tooth fusion • Tooth gemination • Tooth loss • Tooth painting • Tooth polishing • Tooth regeneration • Tooth squeeze • Tooth Tunes...
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Hypodontia (redirect from Tooth agenesis)
effects during tooth maturation. Svinhufvud et al. (1988) suggested that teeth that were more prone to absence developed in areas of initial fusion of the jaw...
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Dentinogenesis (category Tooth development)
In animal tooth development, dentinogenesis is the formation of dentin, a substance that forms the majority of teeth. Dentinogenesis is performed by odontoblasts...
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known as dominant optic atrophy and Charcot Marie Tooth disease type 2A, which are both caused by fusion defects. Though the importance of these processes...
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Impacted wisdom teeth (redirect from Impacted wisdom tooth)
This can be caused by a physical barrier, such as other teeth, or when the tooth is angled away from a vertical position. Completely unerupted wisdom teeth...
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are essential for mitochondrial fusion. In addition to the mitofusins, OPA1 regulates inner mitochondrial membrane fusion, and DRP1 is responsible for mitochondrial...
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Dental attrition (redirect from Tooth attrition)
type of tooth wear caused by tooth-to-tooth contact, resulting in loss of tooth tissue, usually starting at the incisal or occlusal surfaces. Tooth wear...
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Root canal treatment (section Tooth discoloration)
infected pulp of a tooth that is intended to result in the elimination of infection and the protection of the decontaminated tooth from future microbial...
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Helicoprion (section Tooth whorls)
the fusion of several odontodes). Compared to other eugeneodonts, the scales of Helicoprion are more strongly pointed. The unusual saw-like tooth whorl...
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Neoceratias spinifer, the toothed seadevil, pincushion seadevil, spiny seadevil or netbeard seadevil, is a rarely seen deep-sea anglerfish found in the...
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flavors of bingsu (Korean shaved ice). The brand first started in 2010 as a fusion rice cake cafe called "Siroo(시루)" located in Busan by founder Jung Sun hee(정선희)...
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mandible). Classically, this occurs as a postoperative complication of tooth extraction. Alveolar osteitis usually occurs where the blood clot fails...
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