What is the correct name for a double tooth

My 11 month year old boy has a curious incisor. It has grown normaly, only it has a twin tip. Very pointed believe me!! Can this cause pain or lead to any complications in the future?

They call it double tooth. They also used the terms fused and germinated when they diagnose a double tooth.

1: Coll Antropol. 2002 Dec;26(2):667-72.

Double tooth

Knezevic A, Travan S, Tarle Z, Sutalo J, Jankovic B, Ciglar I.

Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.

The form of primary and permanent teeth can differ morphologically from that which is considered normal, completely or in some parts. The changes in tooth form can be hereditary or caused by some disease or trauma. Fusion is a union of one or more teeth during development. Gemination means that two separate morphological units were created by division of the tooth germ. The intention of this study was to state the prevalence of double teeth (fusion and gemination) among the persons tested, as to gender, distribution in the maxilla or mandible, and whether the anomaly occurred bilaterally or unilaterally. The results of this investigation have shown that in a total of examined 3,517 plaster models, a prevalence of double teeth was 0.2%. 57.2% of them were fusioned and 42.9% geminated.

PMID: 12528297 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

What Is A Double Tooth?

A double tooth is a tooth with a double crown. It may have one or two roots, depending on the developmental cause of the problem. A double tooth is more cavity-prone than other teeth, due to its unusual shape. In some cases, a double baby tooth is associated with a missing adult tooth.