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Growth & Development
Susan Singer, DMD
Pediatric Dentistry Resident
Case Western Reserve University — UH Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, Cleveland, OH
Case Western Reserve University — UH Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, Cleveland, OH
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Margaret Ferretti, DMD
Assistant Professor
Case Western Reserve University- University Hospitals Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital
cleveland, Ohio, United States
Ying An, DDS PhD
Case Western Reserve University — UH Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, Cleveland, OH
Gerald A. Ferretti, DDS, MS, MPH
Program Director
Case Western Reserve University - UH Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Cleveland, OH
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Oligodontia is characterized by the congenital absence of more than six permanent teeth, not including the third molars. It is a rare dental anomaly that may be an isolated occurrence or as part of a syndrome. A ten year old male patient presented with ten congenitally missing permanent teeth in the mixed dentition. No significance related to his past medical history or of orofacial trauma was noted. Past family history revealed no evidence of familial congenitally missing teeth. The patient was asymptomatic. However, there were concerns regarding function, esthetics, and psychological development due to the missing teeth. This case report presents the challenges and a multidisciplinary treatment approach when oligodontia is identified in a patient in the mixed dentition stage of development.