Bilateral taurodontism in primary dentition with hypodontia. 2013

Marappan Natarajan Surendar, and Ramesh Kumar Pandey, and Richa Khanna
Department of Pedodontics with Preventive Dentistry, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. surendar_mn@yahoo.co.in

Taurodontism is a rare dental anomaly in which there is an enlarged pulp chamber at the expense of roots with apical displacement of the pulpal floor, giving it a rectangular shape. It is caused by the failure of Hertwig's epithelial root sheath to invaginate at the proper horizontal level. Taurodontism has been reported as an intraoral feature of several syndromes like Down syndrome, Klinefelter syndrome, Smith-Magenis syndrome, Hurler syndrome, etc. Association of taurodontism with hypodontia in permanent dentition has also been reported. Taurodontism in primary dentition and its association with hypodontia is very rarely reported in the literature. The present case illustrates bilateral taurodontism of primary mandibular molars with hypodontia in maxilla.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D011859 Radiography Examination of any part of the body for diagnostic purposes by means of X-RAYS or GAMMA RAYS, recording the image on a sensitized surface (such as photographic film). Radiology, Diagnostic X-Ray,Roentgenography,X-Ray, Diagnostic,Diagnostic X-Ray,Diagnostic X-Ray Radiology,X-Ray Radiology, Diagnostic,Diagnostic X Ray,Diagnostic X Ray Radiology,Diagnostic X-Rays,Radiology, Diagnostic X Ray,X Ray Radiology, Diagnostic,X Ray, Diagnostic,X-Rays, Diagnostic
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D003786 Dental Pulp Cavity The space in a tooth bounded by the dentin and containing the dental pulp. The portion of the cavity within the crown of the tooth is the pulp chamber; the portion within the root is the pulp canal or root canal. Pulp Canal,Pulp Chamber,Root Canal,Cavities, Dental Pulp,Cavity, Dental Pulp,Dental Pulp Cavities,Pulp Cavities, Dental,Pulp Cavity, Dental,Canal, Pulp,Canal, Root,Canals, Pulp,Canals, Root,Chamber, Pulp,Chambers, Pulp,Pulp Canals,Pulp Chambers,Root Canals
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000848 Anodontia Congenital absence of the teeth. It may involve all (total anodontia) or only some of the teeth (partial anodontia, hypodontia), or six or more of the teeth (oligodontia) and both the deciduous and the permanent dentition, or only teeth of the permanent dentition. Dental Agenesis, Familial,Familial Dental Agenesis,Familial Tooth Agenesis,Hypodontia,Oligodontia,Partial Anodontia,Total Anodontia,Hypodontia Oligodontia 1,Tooth Agenesis, Familial,Tooth Agenesis, Selective, 1,Agenesis, Familial Dental,Agenesis, Familial Tooth,Anodontia, Partial,Anodontia, Total,Familial Dental Ageneses,Familial Tooth Ageneses,Oligodontia 1, Hypodontia,Oligodontias,Partial Anodontias,Total Anodontias
D014071 Tooth Abnormalities Congenital absence of or defects in structures of the teeth. Odontome,Abnormalities, Teeth,Abnormalities, Tooth,Teeth Abnormalities,Abnormality, Teeth,Abnormality, Tooth,Odontomes,Teeth Abnormality,Tooth Abnormality
D014081 Tooth Extraction The surgical removal of a tooth. (Dorland, 28th ed) Extraction, Tooth,Extractions, Tooth,Tooth Extractions
D014094 Tooth, Deciduous The teeth of the first dentition, which are shed and replaced by the permanent teeth. Primary Tooth,Tooth, Primary,Baby Teeth,Baby Tooth,Dentition, Deciduous,Dentition, Primary,Milk Teeth,Milk Tooth,Primary Teeth,Teeth, Deciduous,Teeth, Primary,Deciduous Dentition,Deciduous Dentitions,Deciduous Teeth,Deciduous Tooth,Dentitions, Deciduous,Dentitions, Primary,Primary Dentition,Primary Dentitions,Teeth, Baby,Teeth, Milk,Tooth, Baby,Tooth, Milk

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