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Congenital absence of jaw

MedGen UID:
473254
•Concept ID:
C0685775
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Congenital Abnormality
Synonym: Agnathia
SNOMED CT: Congenital absence of jaw (91922000); Agnathia (91922000)

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Agenesis of maxillary lateral incisors: diagnosis and treatment options.
Schroeder DK, Schroeder MA, Vasconcelos V
Dental Press J Orthod 2022;27(1):e22spe1. Epub 2022 Jun 6 doi: 10.1590/2177-6709.27.1.e22spe1. PMID: 35674572Free PMC Article
Congenital syphilis or mercury treatment: dental alterations in a twelfth- or thirteenth-century child from Medinaceli, Soria, Spain.
Gómez-González S, de Togores Muñoz CR, González-Garrido L
Homo 2020 Feb 13;71(1):51-61. doi: 10.1127/homo/2020/1173. PMID: 31939991
Clinical relevance of third permanent molars in relation to crowding after orthodontic treatment.
van der Schoot EA, Kuitert RB, van Ginkel FC, Prahl-Andersen B
J Dent 1997 Mar;25(2):167-9. doi: 10.1016/s0300-5712(96)00015-2. PMID: 9105149

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Computed tomography assessment of hypodontia and crown size in hemifacial microsomia.
Ranjitkar S, Wong C, Edwards S, Anderson PJ
Arch Oral Biol 2023 Mar;147:105633. Epub 2023 Jan 28 doi: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2023.105633. PMID: 36738488
Effect of Tooth Agenesis on Mandibular Morphology and Position.
Jurek A, Gozdowski D, Czochrowska EM, Zadurska M
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021 Nov 12;18(22) doi: 10.3390/ijerph182211876. PMID: 34831629Free PMC Article
A study of changes in levator muscle in congenital ptosis.
Surve A, Sharma MC, Pushker N, Bajaj MS, Meel R, Kashyap S
Int Ophthalmol 2019 Jun;39(6):1231-1238. Epub 2018 Apr 28 doi: 10.1007/s10792-018-0931-1. PMID: 29705893
Cephalometric Findings in Nine Individuals With Richieri-Costa-Pereira Syndrome.
Pinto RO, Peixoto AP, Pinto ADS, Richieri-Costa A, Zechi-Ceide RM, Ozawa TO, Dalben GDS
J Craniofac Surg 2018 Sep;29(6):1596-1600. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000004588. PMID: 29863549
Comparison of mesiodistal crown dimension and arch width in subjects with and without hypodontia.
Fekonja A
J Esthet Restor Dent 2013 Jun;25(3):203-10. Epub 2013 Apr 2 doi: 10.1111/jerd.12026. PMID: 23773516

Diagnosis

Non-syndromic hypodontia of maxillary lateral incisors and its association with other dental anomalies.
Lupinetti GM, Li P, Feagin K, MacDougall M, Lamani E
Prog Orthod 2022 Dec 30;23(1):53. doi: 10.1186/s40510-022-00451-2. PMID: 36581787Free PMC Article
Agenesis of maxillary lateral incisors: diagnosis and treatment options.
Schroeder DK, Schroeder MA, Vasconcelos V
Dental Press J Orthod 2022;27(1):e22spe1. Epub 2022 Jun 6 doi: 10.1590/2177-6709.27.1.e22spe1. PMID: 35674572Free PMC Article
CHARGE syndrome without colobomas: Ophthalmic findings.
Dosunmu EO, Castleberry KM
Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet 2020 Sep;184(3):611-617. Epub 2020 Sep 10 doi: 10.1002/ajmg.c.31840. PMID: 32914532
Marcus Gunn Jaw-Winking Syndrome: A Comprehensive Review and Report of Four Novel Cases.
Pearce FC, McNab AA, Hardy TG
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2017 Sep/Oct;33(5):325-328. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000000780. PMID: 27608283
Report of a patient with hypoglossia-hypodactylia syndrome and a review of the literature.
Yasuda Y, Kitai N, Fujii Y, Murakami S, Takada K
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2003 Mar;40(2):196-202. doi: 10.1597/1545-1569_2003_040_0196_roapwh_2.0.co_2. PMID: 12605528

Therapy

Prosthetic rehabilitation of maxillary lateral incisors agenesis using dental mini-implants: a multicenter 10-year follow-up.
Lacarbonara M, Cazzolla AP, Lacarbonara V, Lo Muzio L, Ciavarella D, Testa NF, Crincoli V, Di Venere D, De Franco A, Tripodi D, Grassi FR, Capogreco M
Clin Oral Investig 2022 Feb;26(2):1963-1974. Epub 2021 Sep 26 doi: 10.1007/s00784-021-04176-0. PMID: 34564740Free PMC Article
Adverse Effects of Implants in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review.
Kamatham R, Avisa P, Vinnakota DN, Nuvvula S
J Clin Pediatr Dent 2019;43(2):69-77. Epub 2019 Feb 7 doi: 10.17796/1053-4625-43.2.1. PMID: 30730793
Cephalometric Findings in Nine Individuals With Richieri-Costa-Pereira Syndrome.
Pinto RO, Peixoto AP, Pinto ADS, Richieri-Costa A, Zechi-Ceide RM, Ozawa TO, Dalben GDS
J Craniofac Surg 2018 Sep;29(6):1596-1600. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000004588. PMID: 29863549
Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies on the Most Commonly Missing Permanent Dentition (Excluding the Third Molars) in Non-Syndromic Dental Patients or Randomly-Selected Subjects, and the Factors Affecting the Observed Rates.
Rakhshan V
J Clin Pediatr Dent 2015 Spring;39(3):199-207. doi: 10.17796/1053-4628-39.3.198. PMID: 26208062
The fetal trimethadione syndrome.
Zackai EH, Mellman WJ, Neiderer B, Hanson JW
J Pediatr 1975 Aug;87(2):280-4. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(75)80603-2. PMID: 50427

Prognosis

Prenatal presentation of multiple anomalies associated with haploinsufficiency for ARID1A.
Slavotinek A, Lefebvre M, Brehin AC, Thauvin C, Patrier S, Sparks TN, Norton M, Yu J, Huang E
Eur J Med Genet 2022 Feb;65(2):104407. Epub 2021 Dec 20 doi: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2021.104407. PMID: 34942405Free PMC Article
Prosthetic rehabilitation of maxillary lateral incisors agenesis using dental mini-implants: a multicenter 10-year follow-up.
Lacarbonara M, Cazzolla AP, Lacarbonara V, Lo Muzio L, Ciavarella D, Testa NF, Crincoli V, Di Venere D, De Franco A, Tripodi D, Grassi FR, Capogreco M
Clin Oral Investig 2022 Feb;26(2):1963-1974. Epub 2021 Sep 26 doi: 10.1007/s00784-021-04176-0. PMID: 34564740Free PMC Article
The treatment dilemma of missing maxillary lateral incisors-Part I: Canine substitution and resin-bonded fixed dental prostheses.
Priest G
J Esthet Restor Dent 2019 Jul;31(4):311-318. Epub 2019 Apr 29 doi: 10.1111/jerd.12484. PMID: 31033185
Abnormal WNT5A Signaling Causes Mandibular Hypoplasia in Robinow Syndrome.
Hosseini-Farahabadi S, Gignac SJ, Danescu A, Fu K, Richman JM
J Dent Res 2017 Oct;96(11):1265-1272. Epub 2017 Jun 29 doi: 10.1177/0022034517716916. PMID: 28662348
Implant-supported Oral Rehabilitation in Child with Ectodermal Dysplasia - 4-year Follow-up.
Cezária Triches T, Ximenes M, Oliveira de Souza JG, Rodrigues Lopes Pereira Neto A, Cardoso AC, Bolan M
Bull Tokyo Dent Coll 2017;58(1):49-56. doi: 10.2209/tdcpublication.2016-0012. PMID: 28381734

Clinical prediction guides

Analysis of congenital deciduous teeth absence and its permanent teeth phenotype.
Qiu F, Tang Z, Meng S
Hua Xi Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2023 Apr 1;41(2):203-207. doi: 10.7518/hxkq.2023.2021639. PMID: 37056187Free PMC Article
Non-syndromic hypodontia of maxillary lateral incisors and its association with other dental anomalies.
Lupinetti GM, Li P, Feagin K, MacDougall M, Lamani E
Prog Orthod 2022 Dec 30;23(1):53. doi: 10.1186/s40510-022-00451-2. PMID: 36581787Free PMC Article
Three-dimensional measurements on the mandible of patients with hemifacial microsomia.
Wang M, Gui L
Chin Med J (Engl) 2022 Apr 20;135(8):971-976. doi: 10.1097/CM9.0000000000002116. PMID: 35442230Free PMC Article
A study of changes in levator muscle in congenital ptosis.
Surve A, Sharma MC, Pushker N, Bajaj MS, Meel R, Kashyap S
Int Ophthalmol 2019 Jun;39(6):1231-1238. Epub 2018 Apr 28 doi: 10.1007/s10792-018-0931-1. PMID: 29705893
Report of a patient with hypoglossia-hypodactylia syndrome and a review of the literature.
Yasuda Y, Kitai N, Fujii Y, Murakami S, Takada K
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2003 Mar;40(2):196-202. doi: 10.1597/1545-1569_2003_040_0196_roapwh_2.0.co_2. PMID: 12605528

Recent systematic reviews

Dental implants in growing patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Elagib MFA, Alqaysi MAH, Almushayt MOS, Nagate RR, Gokhale ST, Chaturvedi S
Technol Health Care 2023;31(3):1051-1064. doi: 10.3233/THC-220581. PMID: 36502352
Adverse Effects of Implants in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review.
Kamatham R, Avisa P, Vinnakota DN, Nuvvula S
J Clin Pediatr Dent 2019;43(2):69-77. Epub 2019 Feb 7 doi: 10.17796/1053-4625-43.2.1. PMID: 30730793

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