Agenesis of Permanent Mandibular Central Incisors: A Concordant Condition in Siblings.
Concordance is an identical expression of phenotype in two related individuals. Concordance expression of hypodontia is an uncommon condition where associated individuals are affected with exactly similar kind and number of missing teeth. There is very limited documentation of this condition either in twins or in siblings, and literature shows paucity of data with regard to this anomaly. To the best of our knowledge, there is only one such case reported in the literature, which has actually showed similar missing lower central incisors in siblings. This report presents a case of two girl siblings aged 11 and 13 years with congenital bilateral missing of permanent mandibular central incisors, which is an absolute concordant condition. Apart from discussing etiology, clinical implications and management, this article highlights the significance of concordant and discordant condition of hypodontia and expression of this condition in twins and siblings. How to cite this article: Kagitha PK, Namineni S, Tupalli AR, Challa SK. Agenesis of Permanent Mandibular Central Incisors: A Concordant Condition in Siblings. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2016;9(1):74-77.
Postgraduate Student, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Sri Sai College of Dental Surgery, Vikarabad, Telangana, India.
Pawwan Kumar
PK
Kagitha
Professor and Head, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Sri Sai College of Dental Surgery, Vikarabad, Telangana, India.
Srinivas
S
Namineni
Reader, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Sri Sai College of Dental Surgery, Vikarabad, Telangana, India.
Abhinaya Reddy
AR
Tupalli
Reader, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Sri Sai College of Dental Surgery, Vikarabad, Telangana, India.
Santhosh Kumar
SK
Challa
Agenesis; Central incisor; Concordance; Hypodontia; Siblings.