Abberans

Author:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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Abberant

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Abberans (aberrant) means, with an unusual course starting from the main stem of a vessel. Aberrant is an abnormality or deviation and in dentistry means displaced to an atypical site or atypically formed (aberration) or aberration.

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In anatomy, the term aberrant denotes an anomaly or an untypical course of norm variants in vessels or organs.

In dentistry, the term aberrant also refers to atypical formations or atypical shapes of anatomical structures, e.g. of the roots or teeth. Aberrant is then often equated with malformation or deformation.

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer