A multidisciplinary approach to the treatment of oligodontia: case report

The treatment of young people with implants requires advanced planning and coordination of many different specialities within dentistry. Timing and sequence of therapy will often decide the success or failure of treatment. Congenital absence of many teeth (oligodontia) associated with or without syndromes poses not only functional but also psychosocial problems for young people. A case is presented in which orthodontist, restorative dentist, and periodontist evaluated and performed the necessary therapy for a young person who at the age of 9 was diagnosed with oligodontia/l. Nine implants were placed: 13 years, 8 months in the mandible and 15 years, 6 months in the maxilla. All implants were restored as single teeth. The patient was followed until age 20.