The use of overdentures in the management of severe hypodontia associated with microdontia: a case report.
Dental anomalies may compromise both esthetics and function in the pediatric patient. The present paper reports a rare case associated with both microdontia and severe hypodontia in a 13 year-old girl. The treatment was accomplished through the use of overdentures, which also served as a bite plane to increase vertical dimension of occlusion and as a potential space maintainer.
Stephen
Atilla
A
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Hacettepe University, Faculty of Dentistry, Ankara, Turkey.
Cengiz
S Burcak
SB
D000293:Adolescent; D000848:Anodontia / Q000150:complications / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013027:Space Maintenance, Orthodontic / Q000295:instrumentation; D014071:Tooth Abnormalities / Q000534:rehabilitation; D019228:Tooth Crown / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014716:Vertical Dimension