A 19-year-old woman requested esthetic replacement of congenitally missing lateral incisors (teeth #7 and #10). Despite previous orthodontic treatment, the patient's occlusion remained in an open bite ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Tooth agenesis may be associated with multiple cancer types in children and young adults. Further research is ...

We learned something was wrong from a routine X-ray image. There were my son’s baby teeth and gums. And then, below, there should have been a row of “tooth buds,” the dentist explained. The term made ...

Children with the congenital syndrome caused by the mosquito-borne Zika virus may have multiple missing teeth, according to a study in Brazil published April 23 in Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral ...

In this case, a 47-year-old female patient presented with congenitally missing upper laterals and microdontia. She was previously restored with bridges on teeth #6 through #8 and teeth #9 through #11, ...

Gum disease, tooth decay, injury, or a genetic condition can all be behind a missing tooth. Regardless of the underlying cause for missing teeth, if you’re looking to replace a lost tooth or make ...

Humans naturally produce only two sets of teeth in their lifetime, so tooth loss due to injury or disease is fairly common. Lost teeth are replaced, not restored, with dentures, fillings, or implants.