Publication: Familial Hypodontia: A Case Series
Date
2015
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Kathmandu University
Abstract
ABSTRACT
The phenomenon of congenitally missing teeth has been described with different
names: hypodontia, oligodontia, anodontia, congenitally missing teeth and dental
agenesis. The present paper reports familial hypodontia, involving two siblings from
a single family. Case I reported the absence of 18, 12, 22 and 31 teeth whereas case
II reported the absence of 31 and 41. On the evaluation of the two reported cases
that were offspring of same parents and absence of any clinical features associated
with any syndrome the final diagnosis of non- syndromic familial hypodontia was
made. Both the cases presented agenesis of the teeth leading to malocclusion and
aesthetic disturbances. Cases were offered a treatment of interdisciplinary dental
approach.
KEY WORDS
Congenital absence, familial, hypodontia, incisor, tooth agenesis.
Description
Tangade SP, Ravishankar TL, Batra M, Shah AF
1Department of Public Health Dentistry
Kothiwal Dental College & Research Centre
Kanth Road, Moradabad-244001, Uttar Pradesh, India
Keywords
Congenital absence, Familial, Hypodontia, Incisor, Tooth agenesis