Treatment of a Patient with Oligodontia: A Case Report

Treatment of a patient with oligodontia: a case report.

AIM The aim of this report is to describe the management of a 16-year-old patient with oligodontia including six permanent teeth. BACKGROUND Oligodontia is agenesis of six teeth or more, excluding third molars. The etiology of congenital absence of teeth is believed to be involved in heredity or developmental anomalies. It can be isolated or as part of a syndrome. There are a number of option...

Prosthodontic Management of a Patient with Oligodontia: A Case Report

Hypodontia is a congenital absence of 1 or more permanent teeth excluding third molars1-4 and it’s prevalence varies from 3.5% to 6.5% in permanent dentition, and approximately 1% in primary dentition5. Oligodontia or severe hypodontia is defined as a congenital absence of 6 or more teeth excluding the third molars3,5-7, which may occur either alone or along with a systemic disorder, such as ec...

Hyperamylasemia in a Patient with Uncomplicated Appendicitis: A Case Report

Background and Objectives: Today, in addition to the acute pancreatitis, hyperamylasemia is seen among some other acute surgical conditions. Therefore, the aim of this study was to introduce a case of hyperamylasemia as a rare case in a patient with uncomplicated appendicitis. Case report: The present study was a case report in which a 10-year-old patient referred to Ali-ebn Abi Taleb Hospita...

A Rare Case of Eosinophilic Cholecystitis Presenting in a Patient with Thalassemia Intermedia; a Case Report

Eosinophilic cholecystitis is a rare inflammatory condition encountered in surgical cholecystectomy specimens. In terms of histopathology, it is defined by transmural infiltration of eosinophils composing more than 90% of leukocytes. We here report a case of 19-year-old male admitted with thalassemia intermedia and with severe left upper quadrant pain. The patient underwent open splenectomy and...

Nonsyndromic Oligodontia: a Rare Case Report with Review of Literature