Open AccessMandibular hypo-hyperdontia: A report of three cases
Author(s) -
S V S G Nirmala,
Sandeep Chiramana,
Sivakumar Nuvvula,
Sreekanth Kumar Mallineni
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of international society of preventive and community dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.476
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2250-1002
pISSN - 2231-0762
DOI - 10.4103/2231-0762.122451
Subject(s) - hypodontia , medicine , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , orthodontics , dentistry , dentition , anodontia , malocclusion , permanent dentition , incisor , biology , botany , genus
Dental anomalies of tooth number in development of the permanent dentition are quite common than the primary dentition, however, the combined occurrence of hypodontia and hyperdontia is a rare phenomenon, especially in the same dental arch. The purpose of this report is to describe a case of concomitant hypo-hyperdontia (CHH) in three patients (one girl and two boys) with missing mandibular central incisor and an erupted mandibular mesiodens. Three rare cases of mandibular CHH were observed during routine examination, where the two anomalies manifested in the anterior region of the mandible. Furthermore, these are the only cases exhibited taurodontism in association with mandibular CHH.