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Hypodontia: aesthetics and function part 2: management Richard Holliday Nichola Lush Jonathan Chapple Francis Nohl Ben Cole Dental Update 2025 41:10, 891-898.
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RichardHolliday
BDS(Hons), MFDS RCS(Ed)
Academic Clinical Fellow/Specialty Registrar in Restorative Dentistry
Patients with hypodontia present clinical challenges in relation to function and aesthetics. In this two part series we will explore the clinical features of hypodontia (part 1) and will move on to discuss the interdisciplinary management of hypodontia (part 2).
Clinical Relevance: Hypodontia can cause functional and aesthetical concerns. This paper discusses the interdisciplinary management of hypodontia. Dent Update 2014; 41: 891–898
Article
Hypodontia is a complex dental condition that can have significant effects on aesthetics and function, as discussed in the first paper of this series. Hypodontia requires an interdisciplinary management approach. This paper will review the management options.
In order to provide patients with the most aesthetically pleasing and functional outcome, an interdisciplinary approach to management may be required. The role and aims of the team has been previously described by Nunn et al.1 In summary, the aims are:
Complex cases may involve the expertise of a number of specialties which include orthodontics, paediatric dentistry, restorative dentistry and oral surgery, whereas milder cases may be treatable by a single specialty alone. As a result, patients are treated on a case-by-case basis.
The treatment options for patients suffering from hypodontia are essentially the same as those for replacement of any other missing teeth, namely:
Of course, there are specific considerations in hypodontia cases which we will consider.
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