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Abnormal number of permanent teeth

MedGen UID:
869153
•Concept ID:
C4023573
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonyms: Abnormal complement of permanent teeth; Abnormal number of adult teeth; Abnormal number of secondary dentition; Abnormal permanent tooth count
 
HPO: HP:0011044

Definition

The presence of an altered number of of permanent teeth. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAbnormal number of permanent teeth

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Agenesis of Permanent Canines in Orthodontic Patients: Prevalence, Location, Treatment Options and Outcomes.
Finkelstein T, Shapira Y, Pavlidi AM, Schonberger S, Shpack N
J Dent Child (Chic) 2018 Sep 15;85(3):133-138. PMID: 30869590
Hypodontia: An Update on Its Etiology, Classification, and Clinical Management.
Al-Ani AH, Antoun JS, Thomson WM, Merriman TR, Farella M
Biomed Res Int 2017;2017:9378325. Epub 2017 Mar 19 doi: 10.1155/2017/9378325. PMID: 28401166Free PMC Article
Clinical recommendations for management of mesiodens and unerupted permanent maxillary central incisors.
Ayers E, Kennedy D, Wiebe C
Eur Arch Paediatr Dent 2014 Dec;15(6):421-8. Epub 2014 Jul 4 doi: 10.1007/s40368-014-0132-1. PMID: 24994110

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Management of initial carious lesions of hypomineralized molars (MIH) with silver diamine fluoride or silver-modified atraumatic restorative treatment (SMART): 1-year results of a prospective, randomized clinical trial.
Ballikaya E, Ünverdi GE, Cehreli ZC
Clin Oral Investig 2022 Feb;26(2):2197-2205. Epub 2021 Nov 6 doi: 10.1007/s00784-021-04236-5. PMID: 34743243Free PMC Article
Restoration of teeth affected by molar-incisor hypomineralisation: a systematic review.
Weber KR, Wierichs RJ, Meyer-Lueckel H, Flury S
Swiss Dent J 2021 Dec 6;131(12):988-997. Epub 2021 Mar 25 doi: 10.61872/sdj-2021-12-764. PMID: 33764037
Etiology of molar incisor hypomineralization - A systematic review.
Silva MJ, Scurrah KJ, Craig JM, Manton DJ, Kilpatrick N
Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 2016 Aug;44(4):342-53. Epub 2016 Apr 28 doi: 10.1111/cdoe.12229. PMID: 27121068
Interventions for the cessation of non-nutritive sucking habits in children.
Borrie FR, Bearn DR, Innes NP, Iheozor-Ejiofor Z
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Mar 31;2015(3):CD008694. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008694.pub2. PMID: 25825863Free PMC Article
Hereditary dentine disorders: dentinogenesis imperfecta and dentine dysplasia.
Barron MJ, McDonnell ST, Mackie I, Dixon MJ
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2008 Nov 20;3:31. doi: 10.1186/1750-1172-3-31. PMID: 19021896Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

The prevalence and characteristics of and the association between MIH and HSPM in South-Western France.
Estivals J, Fahd C, Baillet J, Rouas P, Manton DJ, Garot E
Int J Paediatr Dent 2023 May;33(3):298-304. Epub 2022 Dec 27 doi: 10.1111/ipd.13040. PMID: 36511101
Management of initial carious lesions of hypomineralized molars (MIH) with silver diamine fluoride or silver-modified atraumatic restorative treatment (SMART): 1-year results of a prospective, randomized clinical trial.
Ballikaya E, Ünverdi GE, Cehreli ZC
Clin Oral Investig 2022 Feb;26(2):2197-2205. Epub 2021 Nov 6 doi: 10.1007/s00784-021-04236-5. PMID: 34743243Free PMC Article
Main genetic entities associated with supernumerary teeth.
Cammarata-Scalisi F, Avendaño A, Callea M
Arch Argent Pediatr 2018 Dec 1;116(6):437-444. doi: 10.5546/aap.2018.eng.437. PMID: 30457727
Clinical recommendations for management of mesiodens and unerupted permanent maxillary central incisors.
Ayers E, Kennedy D, Wiebe C
Eur Arch Paediatr Dent 2014 Dec;15(6):421-8. Epub 2014 Jul 4 doi: 10.1007/s40368-014-0132-1. PMID: 24994110
Hereditary dentine disorders: dentinogenesis imperfecta and dentine dysplasia.
Barron MJ, McDonnell ST, Mackie I, Dixon MJ
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2008 Nov 20;3:31. doi: 10.1186/1750-1172-3-31. PMID: 19021896Free PMC Article

Therapy

Evaluation of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy and minimal intervention associated with deproteinisation in permanent teeth with molar incisor hypomineralisation: study protocol for a clinical, controlled, blinded trial.
Mandetta ARH, Bortoletto CC, Sobral APT, Gonçalves MLL, Motta LJ, Horliana ACRT, Ferrari RAM, Prates RA, Deana AM, Cordeiro RCL, Pinto LAMDS, Fernandes KPS, Bussadori SK
BMJ Open 2023 Dec 14;13(12):e076226. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-076226. PMID: 38101830Free PMC Article
The prevalence and characteristics of and the association between MIH and HSPM in South-Western France.
Estivals J, Fahd C, Baillet J, Rouas P, Manton DJ, Garot E
Int J Paediatr Dent 2023 May;33(3):298-304. Epub 2022 Dec 27 doi: 10.1111/ipd.13040. PMID: 36511101
Management of initial carious lesions of hypomineralized molars (MIH) with silver diamine fluoride or silver-modified atraumatic restorative treatment (SMART): 1-year results of a prospective, randomized clinical trial.
Ballikaya E, Ünverdi GE, Cehreli ZC
Clin Oral Investig 2022 Feb;26(2):2197-2205. Epub 2021 Nov 6 doi: 10.1007/s00784-021-04236-5. PMID: 34743243Free PMC Article
Interventions for the cessation of non-nutritive sucking habits in children.
Borrie FR, Bearn DR, Innes NP, Iheozor-Ejiofor Z
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Mar 31;2015(3):CD008694. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008694.pub2. PMID: 25825863Free PMC Article
Water fluoridation and oral health.
Harding MA, O'Mullane DM
Acta Med Acad 2013 Nov;42(2):131-9. doi: 10.5644/ama2006-124.81. PMID: 24308393

Prognosis

Third molar agenesis relates to human craniofacial form.
Kanavakis G, Alamoudi R, Oeschger ES, Tacchi M, Halazonetis D, Gkantidis N
Eur J Orthod 2024 Jan 1;46(1) doi: 10.1093/ejo/cjad057. PMID: 37870430
The effect of endodontics and crown restoration techniques on the prognosis of treatment non-vital teeth.
Fastovets OO, Kotelevskyi RA, Matvyeyenko RY
Wiad Lek 2018;71(9):1738-1741. PMID: 30737932
Hypodontia: An Update on Its Etiology, Classification, and Clinical Management.
Al-Ani AH, Antoun JS, Thomson WM, Merriman TR, Farella M
Biomed Res Int 2017;2017:9378325. Epub 2017 Mar 19 doi: 10.1155/2017/9378325. PMID: 28401166Free PMC Article
Aetiology, incidence and morphology of the C-shaped root canal system and its impact on clinical endodontics.
Kato A, Ziegler A, Higuchi N, Nakata K, Nakamura H, Ohno N
Int Endod J 2014 Nov;47(11):1012-33. Epub 2014 Mar 31 doi: 10.1111/iej.12256. PMID: 24483229Free PMC Article
Distribution and severity of molar hypomineralisation: trial of a new severity index.
Oliver K, Messer LB, Manton DJ, Kan K, Ng F, Olsen C, Sheahan J, Silva M, Chawla N
Int J Paediatr Dent 2014 Mar;24(2):131-51. Epub 2013 May 22 doi: 10.1111/ipd.12040. PMID: 23701232

Clinical prediction guides

Analysis of congenital deciduous teeth absence and its permanent teeth phenotype.
Qiu F, Tang Z, Meng S
Hua Xi Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2023 Apr 1;41(2):203-207. doi: 10.7518/hxkq.2023.2021639. PMID: 37056187Free PMC Article
Management of initial carious lesions of hypomineralized molars (MIH) with silver diamine fluoride or silver-modified atraumatic restorative treatment (SMART): 1-year results of a prospective, randomized clinical trial.
Ballikaya E, Ünverdi GE, Cehreli ZC
Clin Oral Investig 2022 Feb;26(2):2197-2205. Epub 2021 Nov 6 doi: 10.1007/s00784-021-04236-5. PMID: 34743243Free PMC Article
Number of teeth is associated with facial size in humans.
Oeschger ES, Kanavakis G, Halazonetis DJ, Gkantidis N
Sci Rep 2020 Feb 4;10(1):1820. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-58565-8. PMID: 32019986Free PMC Article
Hypodontia: An Update on Its Etiology, Classification, and Clinical Management.
Al-Ani AH, Antoun JS, Thomson WM, Merriman TR, Farella M
Biomed Res Int 2017;2017:9378325. Epub 2017 Mar 19 doi: 10.1155/2017/9378325. PMID: 28401166Free PMC Article
Interventions for the cessation of non-nutritive sucking habits in children.
Borrie FR, Bearn DR, Innes NP, Iheozor-Ejiofor Z
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Mar 31;2015(3):CD008694. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008694.pub2. PMID: 25825863Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Water fluoridation for the prevention of dental caries.
Iheozor-Ejiofor Z, Walsh T, Lewis SR, Riley P, Boyers D, Clarkson JE, Worthington HV, Glenny AM, O'Malley L
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2024 Oct 4;10(10):CD010856. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010856.pub3. PMID: 39362658Free PMC Article
Atypical Radicular Anatomy in Permanent Human Teeth: A Systematic Review.
Nino-Barrera J, Alzate-Mendoza D, Olaya-Abril C, Gamboa-Martinez LF, Guamán-Laverde M, Lagos-Rosero N, Romero-Diaz AC, Duran N, Vanegas-Hoyose L
Crit Rev Biomed Eng 2022;50(1):19-34. doi: 10.1615/CritRevBiomedEng.2022043742. PMID: 35997108
Restoration of teeth affected by molar-incisor hypomineralisation: a systematic review.
Weber KR, Wierichs RJ, Meyer-Lueckel H, Flury S
Swiss Dent J 2021 Dec 6;131(12):988-997. Epub 2021 Mar 25 doi: 10.61872/sdj-2021-12-764. PMID: 33764037
Etiology of molar incisor hypomineralization - A systematic review.
Silva MJ, Scurrah KJ, Craig JM, Manton DJ, Kilpatrick N
Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 2016 Aug;44(4):342-53. Epub 2016 Apr 28 doi: 10.1111/cdoe.12229. PMID: 27121068
Interventions for the cessation of non-nutritive sucking habits in children.
Borrie FR, Bearn DR, Innes NP, Iheozor-Ejiofor Z
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Mar 31;2015(3):CD008694. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008694.pub2. PMID: 25825863Free PMC Article

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