Congenitally missing primary mandibular lateral incisors: a case of rare occurrence

We are reporting a rare case of missing teeth in primary dentition. The case reported with the chief complaint of missing teeth in the lower front tooth region. The concern of the parents was missing primary teeth but they were also worried about the permanent successors. Thorough evaluation of the...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMJ case reports 2012-08, Vol.2012, p.bcr2012006472
Hauptverfasser: Goswami, Mousumi, Chaitra, TR, Singh, Sanjay, Kulkarni, Adwait Uday
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Zusammenfassung:We are reporting a rare case of missing teeth in primary dentition. The case reported with the chief complaint of missing teeth in the lower front tooth region. The concern of the parents was missing primary teeth but they were also worried about the permanent successors. Thorough evaluation of the primary dentition visually and permanent dentition radiographically was done. There was missing 72 and 82.Along with these, there were few permanent teeth, that is, lack of initiation of 35 and 45 and 22 was evident. The case was non-syndromic. At present, the case is under follow-up.
ISSN:1757-790X
1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr-2012-006472