Journal of Oral Sign

  • Year: 2011
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue: 2

Regional Odontodysplasia - A report of 2 cases

  • Author:
  • Ambika Gupta1,, Shikha Khanna2, Premdeep Gandhi3
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 76 to 78

1Oral Medicine and Radiology, Government Dental College, Pandit B.D. Sharma U.H.S., Rohtak, Haryana, India

2Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Government Dental College, Pandit B.D. Sharma U.H.S., Rohtak, Haryana, India

3Oral Pathology, Government Dental College, Pandit B.D. Sharma U.H.S., Rohtak, Haryana, India

Abstract

Regional odontodysplasia (RO) is a rare developmental anomaly characterized by distinct clinical, radiographic and histopathological features. The condition has an unknown etiology and a controversial management strategy. We describe two cases of RO in young females along with the review of relevant literature.

Keywords

Regional odontodysplasia, eruption defect, ghost teeth