Open AccessConcomitant hypo-hyperdontia with an endocrine etiology
Author(s) -
Sharmila Surendran,
A. Venkatachalapathy,
K Vimalageetha,
AEapen Thomas
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
national journal of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-3418
pISSN - 0975-5950
DOI - 10.4103/0975-5950.140174
Subject(s) - medicine , hypodontia , supernumerary , concomitant , etiology , molar , dentistry , endocrine system , subclinical infection , orthodontics , pathology , surgery , hormone
The simultaneous occurrence of hypodontia and supernumerary teeth in the same individual is termed as "concomitant hypohyperdontia" and it is an uncommon condition with the etiology still unknown. Presented here is a very rare case of simultaneous presence of multiple supernumerary teeth and multiple missing teeth (bilateral maxillary second premolars and bilateral mandibular second molars) involving both jaws with a history of subclinical hypothyroidism. Systemic diseases could probably play a role in the etiologic occurrence of co-existent partial anodontia and supernumerary teeth.