Gemination of a permanent lateral incisor- a case report with special emphasis on management

The purpose of this case report is to describe the successful endodontic treatment and surgical management of a unesthetic geminated permanent maxillary lateral incisor tooth. Geminated maxillary incisor clinically revealed bifid crown with coronal groove and intraoral periapical radiograph showing radiolucent lesion with sclerotic border. orthograde root canal treatment was performed. surgery was done by reflecting limited thickness mucoperiosteal flap, cyst enucleated, root end resected and retrograde filling done using mineral trioxide aggregate. During the follow up examination, post operative intra oral periapical radiographs revealed healing of periapical lesion. Key words:Gemination, Periapical Cyst, Retrograde Filling. How to cite this article: Sharada H L, Deo B, Briget B. Gemination of a Permanent Lateral Incisor - A Case Report with Special Emphasis on Management. J Int Oral Health 2013; 5(2):55-59.