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Published on: August 22, 2022
Lobodontia: the unravelling of the wolf teeth
A Ather1, Hunaiza Ather, Shashi Rashmi Acharya
1Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India. amberather03@yahoo.co.in
Abstract:
Abnormalities of tooth shape and size generally coexist, as both are determined during the morphodifferentiation stage of odontogenesis. This report describes a case of lobodontia exhibiting multiple dental anomalies of which, "fang like" cuspids, multituberculism of molars, hypodontia along with severe generalized microdontia are distinctive. Radiographic features, diagnostic convolutions, differential diagnosis and clinical significance have also been highlighted.
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