Research Article

TOOTH AGENESIS: THE MOST COMMON DEVELOPMENTAL ANOMALY

ABSTRACT

Tooth agenesis is a condition at which the patient is missing one or more teeth, due to their failure to develop. Missing teeth are one of the most common developmental anomalies.This condition is an aesthetic as well as functional deficiency. The prevalence of missing teeth depends on the ethiological factors, gender, race, geographic and demographic distribution. Most common congenital tooth absence is affecting the teeth that are last developed in each group (lateral incisors, second premolars, third molars).The aim of this study is to make a review of the literature about the prevalence, the conditions associated with tooth agenesis and possible factors that can cause this anomaly.

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