Agenesis of Bilateral Primary Maxillary Lateral Incisors and Their Successors : A Rare Case report

Abstract

Hypodontia is the term used to describe the developmental absence of one or more primary or permanent teeth, excluding the third molars. Hypodontia is relatively uncommon in primary dentition. It has a prevalence of 0.1%-0.9% in the primary dentition. Hypodontia can occur as an isolated or non-syndromic form and it can occur in association with various syndromes/systemic disorders. The exact etiology of hypodontia is not known. The absence of teeth in young patients can cause esthetic, functional and psychological problems particularly if the teeth of the anterior region are involved. The present article reports a rare case of non-syndromic hypodontia in a four year old female patient with agenesis of bilateral primary maxillary lateral incisors and their successors along with agenesis of unilateral permanent mandibular lateral incisor

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