Author/Authors :
Zakir Syed, Ali Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences - CWRU School of Dental Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA , Choudary Alluri, LeelaSubhashini Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences - CWRU School of Dental Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA , Mallela, Dhiraj Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences - CWRU School of Dental Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA , Frazee, Troy Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Western Reserve OMS, Middleburg Heights, OH, USA
Abstract :
Concrescence is a form of twinning, formed by the confluence of cementum of two teeth at the root level. The diagnosis of
concrescence has largely relied on the conventional 2D imaging. The 2D imaging has inherent limitations such as distortion and
superimposition. Cone-Beam CT eliminates these limitations. The aim of this article was to describe a case of dental abnormality
using Cone-Beam CT imaging modality. Volumetric data demonstrated confluence of left mandibular third molar with a paramolar,
a supernumerary tooth. To our knowledge, this is the second case in the dental literature reported demonstrating the use of ConeBeam CT in the diagnosis of concrescence.
