PAEDIATRIC DENTISTRY - 3rd Ed. (2005)

primary teeth.

When seeking a diagnosis of a developmental dental condition please remember:
Common things occur commonly (rarities are rarely seen!)
Is this a chronological distribution?
Are any other members of the family affected?
Are all the teeth (more or less) equally affected?
And finally, 'When everything else has been excluded, that which remains, however
improbable, must be the answer' (Sherlock Holmes⎯paraphrase).

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Fig. 13.45 Infra-occlusion tooth 75; before

and after restoration with a laboratory made

composite inlay.

13.10 SUMMARY

1. Dental anomalies may have both a functional and psycho-social impact on the
   child and their family.


2. The presence of one dental anomaly may be associated with others. Thorough
   clinical examination and radiographic investigations are essential.


3. An anomaly in the primary dentition may be associated with a similar anomaly in
   the permanent dentition.


4. All cases of missing teeth require treatment planning with multidisciplinary input.