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 ...

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the characteristics premolar tooth agenesis patterns in Turkish children and confirm a valid cutoff age.
 Methods: Included were panoramic radiographs 3637 pediatric patients aged 7–12 years (1819 males 1818 females), whose taken. . prevalence hypodontia, sex distribution, distribution hypodontia maxilla mandible, unilateral/bilateral incide...

background: hypodontia is the most common dental anomaly and might cause clinical complications. the aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and pattern of congenital missing in the permanent dentition dentition (excluding third molars), among iranian orthodontic patients. materials and methods: in this descriptive cross-sectional study, all approved panoramic radiographs of 3374 orthodo...

Hypodontia and associated conditions like Hereditary Ectodermal Dysplasia (HED) and microdontia markedly influence on physical, functional and psychosocial maturation of the affected individuals. Thorough evaluation, proper counseling and careful treatment planning employing a multidisciplinary approach are keys to a successful, long-term management. This case report describes the prosthodontic...

Hypondontia is identified as a phylogenetic reduction of teeth number more often affecting the permanent than deciduous dentition. The studies of several authors have reported that the upper lateral incisors are most frequently affected by hypodontia, followed by the upper and lower second premolars (1, 2, 3, 5, 6). From genetic point of view, hypodontia is determined as an autosomal-dominant e...

Congenital absence of teeth affects 2-6 per cent of the population, but its impact on quality of life (QoL) is not fully understood. The symptoms of hypodontia can vary and therefore also the treatment and management of this condition. Determining and understanding the possible impact of hypodontia on patients could inform and improve the management of such patients. A purposive sample of 10 pa...

Tooth dimensions were compared between index patients with severe hypodontia (six or more congenitally missing teeth), their relatives with a full complement of teeth, and a control group. The groups consisted of 12 index cases (seven females and five males), 21 relatives without hypodontia (13 females and eight males), and a control group of 10 males and 10 females with complete dentitions, an...

Introduction: Hypodontia is one of the most prevalent craniofacial anomalies worldwide. Malocclusion could be prevented, by early treatment of this anomaly. The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of congenital missing tooth (hypodontia) in patients, referred to Orthodontic Department of Kerman Dental School, as well as other private Dental Care centers. Methods: In this...

Ectodermal dysplasia is a heterogeneous condition characterized by affected ectodermal structures, among which the teeth and skin with its derivatives (hair sweat glands) are the most frequent. The aim of this work is to present the analysis of dental traits in five families (affected boys and their mothers) with hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia (HED), and to evaluate the importance of orofaci...