Pre-maxillary hypo-hyperdontia: report of a rare case

Agenesis of bilateral maxillary canines is very rare and mesiodens is a commonly occurring supernumerary tooth type. Concomitant occurrence of both hypodontia and hyperdontia is extremely rare and it is a condition of mixed numeric variation in the same individual. The reported prevalence of this co...

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Published inRomanian journal of morphology and embryology Vol. 54; no. 2; pp. 443 - 445
Main Authors Nirmala, S V S G, Mallineni, S K, Nuvvula, S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Romania 2013
Subjects
Adolescent
Anodontia - complications
Anodontia - diagnosis
Dentition, Mixed
Female
Humans
Incisor - abnormalities
Maxilla - abnormalities
Tooth, Supernumerary - complications
Tooth, Supernumerary - diagnosis
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Summary:Agenesis of bilateral maxillary canines is very rare and mesiodens is a commonly occurring supernumerary tooth type. Concomitant occurrence of both hypodontia and hyperdontia is extremely rare and it is a condition of mixed numeric variation in the same individual. The reported prevalence of this condition ranges between 0.002% and 3.1%. The purpose of this case report is to describe a rare occurrence of hypo-hyperdontia involving agenesis of both maxillary canines, mesiodens and associated with taurodontism.
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ISSN:1220-0522