Open AccessCongenital absence of multiple primary teeth
Author(s) -
. Shilpa,
Abinash Mohapatra,
Chandrasekhara Reddy,
Sivakumar Nuvvula
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of the indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry/journal of indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3905
pISSN - 0970-4388
DOI - 10.4103/0970-4388.76167
Subject(s) - dentition , girl , medicine , agenesis , dentistry , permanent dentition , permanent teeth , dental anomalies , primary care , primary tooth , orthodontics , surgery , psychology , developmental psychology , family medicine
Idiopathic agenesis of primary dentition is very rare. This is a case report of a 2-year and 6-month-old girl child who presented with 14 missing primary teeth. A review of the previous case reports is done and the management of these cases is discussed.