dental anomalies quiz Flashcards
What is Oligodontia?
More than 6 missing teeth.
What is Anodontia?
Total lack of 1 or both dentitions.
True or False - In the primary dentition, it is most often seen that the maxillary lateral incisor is affected by hypodontia?
True
Name 4 syndromes most likely to be associated with hypodontia.
- Cleft lip and palate.
- Down Syndrome
- Ectodermal Displasia
- Oral facial digital syndrome.
Which syndrome do the following characteristics describe?
- not a single disorder but a group of closely related conditions.
- multiple missing teeth (hypodontia)
- small conical teeth (microdontia)
- thin sparse hair
- dry skin
- absence of sweating (heat intolerance)
- retrusive hypopastic maxilla
- x-linked hypohidrotic (worse in males), autosomal dominant/recessive
Ectodermal Dysplasia
Which term refers to submerged teeth?
Infraocclusion
List 4 descriptors of how hyperdontia teeth can appear.
- Supplemental (resemble normal teeth).
- Supernumerary (tubercular/conical).
- Anterior Maxilla Midline (mesiodens)
- Paramolars or Distomolars.
- Odontomes
Syndromes that hyperdontia may be associated with:
- Oral-facial digital syndrome.
- Gardeners Syndrome.
- Cleidocranial Dysplasia.
- Cleft Lip and Palate
True or False - around 1 in 3 supernumerary teeth will erupt.
True
Which syndrome is described:
- multiple supernumerary teeth
- autosomal dominant condition
- aplasia/hypoplasia of clavicles
- frontal and parietal bossing.
- delayed closure of anterior fontanelle
- delayed/failed permanent tooth eruption.
Cleidocranial Dysplasia
Describe the management of hyperdontia.
- Diagnose - delayed eruption, diastema.
- Investigate - palpate, take parallax radiographs.
- Treat - mesiodens erupt palatally; XLA and monitor incisor eruption.
- Refer - if continued failure of incisors to erupt.
- GDP - prevention & support.
aim to optimise treatment planning from an early age
True or False - Macrodontia is most likely to be generalised.
False - more likely to be localised.
Most commonly found in upper 1s and lower 5s.
Associated with fusion and germination.
What anomaly is associated with pituitary gigantism, unilateral facial hyperplasia and hereditary gingival fibromatosis?
Macrodontia
Describe germination.
1 tooth germ forming 2 teeth (normal tooth number)
What is hypercementosis?
Excessive buildup of cementum on the roots of 1 or more teeth.
Gives the tooth an enlarged appearance.