title: The management of hypodontia: present and future.
abstract: Developmental absence of teeth (hypodontia) is associated with characteristic morphological changes in the teeth, alveolar volume deficiencies, and skeletal jaw mal-relationships. Management may be complex, involving several dental specialties, ideally working as a close-knit team. Improved diagnostic and treatment technologies continue to evolve, ever widening the management opportunities for these patients. This paper reviews current treatment methods and looks to what the future may hold.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Specialist teams with access to traditional and evolving diagnostic and treatment technologies are best able to manage patients with complex treatment needs such as some of those presenting with hypodontia.
authors.affiliation: Newcastle Dental Hospital.
authors.forename: Francis
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Nohl
authors.forename: Ben
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cole
authors.forename: Ross
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hobson
authors.forename: Nick
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jepson
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Meechan
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wright
mesh_terms: D000540:Alveolar Ridge Augmentation; D000848:Anodontia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D002508:Cephalometry; D015921:Dental Implants; D003829:Denture, Partial; D015316:Genetic Therapy; D006801:Humans; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective; D010348:Patient Care Team; D023822:Tissue Engineering; D014070:Tooth / Q000637:transplantation
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants