title: Oligodontia in the primary dentition: report of a case.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pedodontics, RV Dental College and Hospital, Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: Karthik
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Venkataraghavan
authors.forename: Athimuthu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Anantharaj
authors.forename: Praveen
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Prasanna
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sudhir
mesh_terms: D000848:Anodontia / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003824:Denture, Complete; D004401:Dysarthria / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous