title: The orthodontic-restorative interface in patients with hypodontia: the patient's journey.
abstract: Congenitally absent teeth may pose aesthetic and functional problems for patients. Treatment is often complex and involves a multidisciplinary team. Using retrospective data, the patient's pathway, when a combined orthodontic-restorative dentistry approach was used, will be summarized. It was found that the number of teeth missing ranged from 1 to 8 with a mean of 3.4 per patient. Combined treatment was found to take on average around 38 months, using over 20 appointments.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Hypodontia is a relatively common condition. It is important that practitioners and patients are aware of the length of time treatment can take.
authors.affiliation: Dundee Dental Hospital, Park Place, Dundee, UK.
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Stevenson
authors.forename: Dipali
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ricketts
authors.forename: Alison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cord
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000848:Anodontia / Q000628:therapy*; D001071:Appointments and Schedules; D001641:Bicuspid / Q000002:abnormalities; D002648:Child; D015331:Cohort Studies; D019091:Critical Pathways; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D016379:Denture, Partial, Fixed, Resin-Bonded; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000002:abnormalities; D008875:Middle Aged; D008963:Molar / Q000002:abnormalities; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective; D010348:Patient Care Team; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult