Abstract
Oligodontia or severe hypodontia is a rare developmental dental anomaly which is described as congenital absence of 6 or more teeth excluding the third molars. In this case report, the treatment of a 31-yearold woman with congenital absence of 9 permanent teeth is described. The treatment with occlusal appliance and fixed a partial dentures ended up in functional and aesthetic results.
Highlights
BALKAN JOURNAL OF DENTAL MEDICINESUMMARY Oligodontia or severe hypodontia is a rare developmental dental anomaly which is described as congenital absence of 6 or more teeth excluding the third molars
Hypodontia is a congenital absence of 1 or more permanent teeth excluding third molars[1,2,3,4] and it’s prevalence varies from 3.5% to 6.5% in permanent dentition, and approximately 1% in primary dentition[5]
Oligodontia or severe hypodontia is defined as a congenital absence of 6 or more teeth excluding the third molars[3,5,6,7], which may occur either alone or along with a systemic disorder, such as ectodermal dysplasia[3]
Summary
SUMMARY Oligodontia or severe hypodontia is a rare developmental dental anomaly which is described as congenital absence of 6 or more teeth excluding the third molars. In this case report, the treatment of a 31-yearold woman with congenital absence of 9 permanent teeth is described. The treatment with occlusal appliance and fixed a partial dentures ended up in functional and aesthetic results. Özlem Malkondu[1], Mehmet Baybora Kayahan[2], Korkmaz Sayınsu[3], Kılıçarslan Argın[4], Ender Kazazoğlu[1]. Yeditepe University, Faculty of Dentistry Istanbul, Turkey 1Department of Prosthodontics 2Department of Endodontics 3Department of Orthodontics 4Department of Periodontology
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