Oligodontia in the primary dentition: report of a case.
Congenital absence of primary teeth is relatively rare. The prevalence, possible etiological factors and management of oligodontia was briefly reviewed. This paper reports a rare case of multiple missing (n=18) primary teeth in a 4-year-old male of Asian origin.
Venkataraghavan
Karthik
K
Department of Pedodontics, RV Dental College and Hospital, Bangalore, India.
Anantharaj
Athimuthu
A
Prasanna
Praveen
P
Sudhir
R
R
D000848:Anodontia / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003824:Denture, Complete; D004401:Dysarthria / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous