title: Congenitally missing primary and permanent maxillary lateral incisors.
abstract: Congenitally missing tooth/teeth are a common developmental abnormality. It is defined as the developmental absence of tooth/teeth excluding the third molars. It is more commonly seen in permanent dentition but rarely in primary dentition. This paper reports a rare case of non-syndromic bilaterally missing primary and permanent lateral incisors in the maxillary region.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pedodontics with Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Vivek
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Sciences, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Rajeev Kumar
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D000848:Anodontia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D019229:Dentition, Permanent; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008297:Male; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000002:abnormalities*