INTRODUCTION Hypodontia, agenesis of one or of more teeth, is a common developmental dental anomaly. To date, over 200 candidate genes have been demonstrated to be active in tooth development. The genes Pax9 plays an important role in the initial stage of odontogenesis. Mutations of Pax9 are associated with autosomal dominant forms of oligodontia, the agenesis of more than six teeth and occasio...

Introduction: Ectodermal dysplasia is a rare genetic disorder that affects structures derived from ectoderm such as teeth, hair, nails, and sweat glands. Oligodontia common finding the chewing, smiling self- esteem of these pediatric patients. Case Report: We present case report 7-years-old patient who consulted with his mother, showing same condition. The intervention consisted removable prost...

Tooth agenesis is the congenital lack of one or more of the deciduous or permanent teeth. Oligodontia is the agenesis of six or more permanent teeth (excluding third molars), whereas absence of less than six teeth is referred to as hypodontia. Anodontia refers to the absence of all deciduous and permanent teeth. Tooth agenesis occurs more frequently among a few specific teeth (lateral incisors,...

Concomitant presence of supernumerary teeth and partial anodontia is an uncommon condition. Its etiology is still obscure. Very few cases have been reported in the literature of this condition. Presented here is a rare case of simultaneous presence of supplemental supernumerary tooth and multiple missing teeth in both the arches in twelve year old girl child without any associated systemic cond...