title: Congenital absence of multiple primary teeth.
abstract: Idiopathic agenesis of primary dentition is very rare. This is a case report of a 2-year and 6-month-old girl child who presented with 14 missing primary teeth. A review of the previous case reports is done and the management of these cases is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Narayana Dental College, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mohapatra
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sivakumar
mesh_terms: D000848:Anodontia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000002:abnormalities*