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Volume 3 Issue 1 (January - March, 2015)
Case Reports
| NONSYNDROMIC OLIGODONTIA WITH ANKYLOGLOSSIA- A RARE CASE REPORT | |
| Arihant Jain, Priyanka Thakur, Sahil Sarin | |
Junior Resident, 1Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, 2Prosthodontics, HP Government Dental College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh Agenesis of teeth is one of the most common human developmental anomalies. Oligodontia is a condition in which there is absence of six or more teeth, which itself is a rare condition. Oligodontia is associated with many syndromes. There is no much literature on oligodontia with ankylogossia. This is case report of a 9 year old girl child, who had missing permanent mandibular anterior teeth and these was also presentation of ankyloglossia. The case report discusses the treatment options and management of the case at this age considering the growth left in the patient and psychologic effect that it might have on the patient. Corresponding Author: Dr. Arihant Jain, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Email: dr_arihant_87@yahoo.com This article may be cited as: Jain A, Thakur P, Sarin S. Nonsyndromic Oligodontia with Ankyloglossia: A Rare Case Report. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2015;3(1):143-147. |
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