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| Year : 2008 | Volume
: 26
| Issue : 6 | Page : 79-81 |
A rare case of concomitant hypo-hyperdontia in identical twins
A Sharma
Department of Pedodontics, Seema Dental College and Hospital, Rishikesh-249 203, Uttarakhand, India
Correspondence Address:
A Sharma
A/17, HIHT Campus, Jolly Grant, P.O.-Doiwala 248 140, Dehradun, Uttarakhand
India
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PMID: 19075454 
Concomitant hypodontia and hyperdontia is a rare condition of unknown etiology. One such case of occurring in identical twins in mixed dentition is presented and discussed. A sibling, especially a twin of an affected patient, should be suspected of having a similar problem, even if he or she is asymptomatic. Genetic factors probably play an important etiological role in the co-occurence of partial anodontia and supernumerary teeth.
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