title: Idiopathic failure of eruption of multiple permanent teeth: report of 2 adults with a highlight on molecular biology.
abstract: Multiple unerupted teeth with no obvious etiology is a rare dental anomaly. Various local and systemic factors have been implicated in the failure of eruption of multiple permanent teeth. But the localization of the genetic defect in the phenotype of failure of eruption is largely unknown at present. Our aims in this article were to consolidate and organize the available information regarding the molecular biology of tooth eruption and to corroborate the current evidence with the report of 2 adult cases of failure of eruption of multiple permanent teeth without a known cause.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, India. sivlalith2004@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Arunachalam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sivakumar
authors.forename: Ashima
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Valiathan
authors.forename: Sumit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gandhi
authors.forename: Ashil A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Mohandas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D050793:Orthodontic Extrusion; D011859:Radiography; D014078:Tooth Eruption / Q000235:genetics; D014081:Tooth Extraction; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000601:surgery; D014097:Tooth, Unerupted / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy