Hypodontia is that the condition at which the patient has missing teeth as a results of the failure of these teeth to develop (also called tooth agenesis). Hypodontia describes a situation where the patient is missing up to 5 permanent teeth, excluding the3rd molars. In dentition the maxilla is more affected, with the conditihypon usually involving the maxillary lateral incisor. The explanation for isolated missing teeth remains unclear, but the condition is believed to be related to genetic or environmental factors during dental development. Hypodontia is usually familial, and may even be related to genetic disorders.
