title: Progressive dental development in regional odontodysplasia.
abstract: Regional odontodysplasia (RO), also known as ghost teeth, is an unusual nonhereditary developmental anomaly of tooth formation that characteristically affects enamel and dentin formation of the primary and/or permanent dentition. In the present paper, we report a case of RO affecting a 7-year-old boy, with 9 years of follow-up. During this time, progressive development of dental tissue was observed, including complete root formation. However, delayed dental eruption was evident. In view of these findings, we discuss the clinical presentation, pathogenesis, differential diagnosis, and treatment of RO.
authors.affiliation: Healthcare Service for Special Patients in Dentistry, Itumbiara, Brazil.
authors.forename: Túlio Humberto
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Spini
authors.forename: Sérgio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sargenti-Neto
authors.forename: Sérgio Vitorino
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Cardoso
authors.forename: Kelen Christine Nascimento
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.forename: Suzana Orsini Machado
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: de Souza
authors.forename: Paulo Rogério
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: de Faria
authors.forename: Adriano Mota
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Loyola
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003786:Dental Pulp Cavity / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005881:Gingiva / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018126:Odontodysplasia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010483:Periapical Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D019228:Tooth Crown / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014097:Tooth, Unerupted / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging