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hypodontia

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hypodontia [‚hī·pə′dän·chə]
(medicine)
The congenital absence of teeth. Also known as anodontia; oligodontia.


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Dental/Oral Chemotherapy administered to any child before development of secondary dentition may result in a variety of dental abnormalities, including adontia, hypodontia, microdontia, root stunting, and enamel hypoplasia.
Hypodontia is a rather common characteristic of contemporary men; the incidence ranges from 2% to 6%, excluding third molars, and higher incidences have occasionally been reported.
 
 
 
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