| Non-syndromic oligodontia in permanent dentition of monozygotic twins: report of a rare case. | |
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PMID: 20228990 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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AIM: To report a case of non-syndromic oligodontia involving 26 permanent teeth in monozygotic twin sisters and to discuss the possible genetic etiology, inheritance pattern and associated dental anomalies of this condition. BACKGROUND: Hypodontia constitutes one of the most common developmental anomalies in humans and is defined as developmental absence of one or more teeth with reported prevalence of 1.6 to 9.6% in the permanent dentition. Oligodontia is defined as agenesis of six or more teeth excluding third molars. CASE REPORT: This article describes a case of non-syndromic oligodontia involving 26 permanent teeth in monozygotic twin sisters. The twins had positive family history of hypodontia in their paternal grandmother, parental consanguinity (first cousin) and similarity in pattern of oligodontia. Root formation of permanent maxillary first molars and central incisors was delayed in both the twins. SUMMARY: This article reports a case of non-syndromic oligodontia in permanent dentition of monozygotic twins. Possible genetic etiology, inheritance pattern and associated dental anomalies are discussed. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Strong genetic link associated with oligodontia help the dentist to know the possibility of its occurrence in other family members and in future generations. |
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Authors:
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Rohit B Gadda; Keerthilatha M Pai; Amar A Sholapurkar |
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article; Twin Study Date: 2010-03-01 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The journal of contemporary dental practice Volume: 11 ISSN: 1526-3711 ISO Abbreviation: J Contemp Dent Pract Publication Date: 2010 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-03-15 Completed Date: 2010-07-15 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101090552 Medline TA: J Contemp Dent Pract Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 071-7 Citation Subset: D; IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology at Manipal College of Dental Sciences in Manipal, Karnataka, India. rohitgadda@gmail.com |
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Anodontia
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genetics* Child Consanguinity Diseases in Twins / genetics* Female Humans Incisor / abnormalities Odontogenesis / genetics Pedigree Tooth Root / abnormalities Tooth, Deciduous / abnormalities Twins, Monozygotic* / genetics |
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