Report of four familial cases with congenitally missing mandibular incisors.
Heredity is one of the possible factors associated with congenitally missing mandibular incisors. We report four cases--a mother and three daughters--in an attempt to examine this hypothesis. Different treatment modalities have been used to treat malocclusions stemming from this problem. The treatment philosophy of consolidating mandibular spaces and obtaining a stable occlusion, thereby preventing the removal of maxillary teeth or the use of a mandibular prosthesis, is presented.
New York University School of Dentistry, USA.
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D000848:Anodontia / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics* / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008334:Mandible; D019516:Orthodontic Space Closure / Q000379:methods*