Odontodysplasia

Regional Odontodysplasia.

“…This condition was first described by McCALL and co-workers in 1947 [1]. Since then, the anomaly has been reported under a variety of names, such as unilateral dental malformation [2], odontodysplasia [3][4][5], odontogenesis imperfecta [6], and localized arrested tooth development [7]. Because this anomaly tends to affect several adjacent teeth within a particular segment or region of the jaw, the term "regional odontodysplasia" has been accepted [6,8,[8][9][10].…”

“…A variety of theories about the etiology of this dental anomaly have been suggested, but none has been completely satisfactory. Some of these theories include local circulatory disorders [6], trauma [2,5], metabolic and nutritional disturbances or vitamin deficiency, and hyperpyrexia [5].…”

Regional odontodysplasia: an unusual case with a conservative approach

“…1 The first report of this condition was published by McCall et al, in 1947, 2 but the term 'odontodysplasia' was introduced by Zegarelli et al, 3 in 1963. Since then, various other terms have been used, such as regional odontodysplasia, ghost teeth, odontogenesis imperfecta, localised arrested tooth development, unilateral dental malformation, amelogenesis imperfecta non-herediteria segmentalis and familial amelodentinal dysplasia.…”

“…Since then, various other terms have been used, such as regional odontodysplasia, ghost teeth, odontogenesis imperfecta, localised arrested tooth development, unilateral dental malformation, amelogenesis imperfecta non-herediteria segmentalis and familial amelodentinal dysplasia. [3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Although many possible causes of regional odontodysplasia have been suggested, no completely satisfactory etiologic explanation has been offered for this disturbance until now. 1,3,4,[7][8][9] This anomaly tends to affect several adjacent teeth within a particular segment of the jaw, and generally does not cross the midline.…”

“…[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Although many possible causes of regional odontodysplasia have been suggested, no completely satisfactory etiologic explanation has been offered for this disturbance until now. 1,3,4,[7][8][9] This anomaly tends to affect several adjacent teeth within a particular segment of the jaw, and generally does not cross the midline. 6,10,11 Frequently, it is located only on one arch, and the maxilla is involved twice as often as the mandible.…”