| CASE REPORT |
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| Year : 2011 | Volume
: 29
| Issue : 6 | Page : 56-60 |
Solitary odontodysplasia: A rare entity
D Gurunathan1, S Tandon2, R Radha Krishnan3, M Kalra4
1 Department of Pedodontics, Saveetha Dental College, Chennai, India
2 Department of Pedodontics, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, Karnataka, India
3 Department of Oral Pathology, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, Karnataka, India
4 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, SGT Dental College, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Correspondence Address:
D Gurunathan
Department of Pedodontics, Saveetha Dental College, 162, Poonamalle High Road, Chennai - 77
India
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PMID: 22169839 
Odontodysplasia is a rare, non-hereditary developmental anomaly affecting dental tissues derived from both the mesoderm and ectoderm which results in a bizarre clinical and radiographic appearance. Regional odontodysplasia describes the segmental and localized nature of the condition. Odontodysplasia occurring in a single tooth is a rare occurrence. A case of Solitary odontodysplasia in an eleven year and half old male whose chief complaint was the absence of eruption of permanent maxillary right central incisor teeth is presented. Clinical, radiographic and histological findings of a single tooth, odontodysplasia are described in this case report.
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