MICRODONTIA AND HYPODONTIA IN A FAMILY - A CASE REPORT

We have presented here a Dental anomalies, hypodontia/oligodontia and microdontia in a family which reported to us at Armed Forces Institute of Dentistry Rawalpindi. A father along with his two sons presented to us with complaints of small sized dentition and gaps between teeth. On examination it wa...

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Main Authors: Zahra Khalid, Azhar Ali Bangash, Ayesha Anwar
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Army Medical College Rawalpindi 2018
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/3eeff868a92c43d6aadd977ef039156d
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Summary:We have presented here a Dental anomalies, hypodontia/oligodontia and microdontia in a family which reported to us at Armed Forces Institute of Dentistry Rawalpindi. A father along with his two sons presented to us with complaints of small sized dentition and gaps between teeth. On examination it was found that all three of them had concomitantly occurring hypodontia and microdontia which had functional and esthetic implications. It was then planned to adopt multidisciplinary approach to treat the patients involving orthodontics, restorative dentistry and prosthodontics.