1Dept of Orthodontics, Teerthankar Mahaveer Dental College and research, Moradabad (ex- Reader, Peoples College of Dental Sciences).
2Peoples College of Dental Sciences, Bhopal.
Congenitally missing teeth have been observed as one of the most common human dental developmental anomalies. In the permanent dentition the prevalence rate of true partial exodontias is 3.5% to 6.5%. The most likely factors of hypondontia are hereditary, environmental factors and evolution. Various studies have demonstrated differences in frequency and Patten between sexes, and in frequencies among the races. A case of eight congenitally missing teeth is presented.
congenital, missing teeth
