A case of regional odontodysplasia is reported. An unusual feature, only twice previously described in the world literature of fifty-four cases, was the presence of an apparently normal tooth within the group of affectd teeth. The implications of such a finding for the various theories relating to aetiology and pathogenesis are discussed.
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