title: The management of patients with severe hypodontia.
abstract: Severe hypodontia is thought to be caused by hereditary and environmental factors. It has a population incidence of 0.3% in the permanent dentition, being much rarer in the deciduous dentition. The management of patients suffering from this condition is described, including the use of conservative, prosthodontic and orthodontic procedures.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000848:Anodontia / Q000628:therapy*; D003779:Denture Design; D003824:Denture, Complete; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D003829:Denture, Partial; D006801:Humans; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D014087:Tooth Movement Techniques; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000502:physiology