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oligodontia

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oligodontia /ol·i·go·don·tia/ (-don´shah) presence of fewer than the normal number of teeth.
ol·i·go·don·tia (l-g-dnsh)
n.
1. Presence of less than a full complement of teeth.
2. See hypodontia.
oligodontia
[ol′igōdon′shə]
Etymology: Gk, oligos + odous, tooth
a genetically determined dental defect characterized by the development of fewer than the normal number of teeth.
oligodontia [ol″ĭ-go-don´shah]
congenital absence of some of the teeth.
oligodontia (ol´igōdon´shē),
n a subcategory of hypodontia in which six or more teeth fail to develop.
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Oligodontia.
oligodontia
congenital absence of some of the teeth. Considered a serious fault of conformation in some dog breeds.
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From analysis of families 1, 2, 5, 7, and 8, a significant link between mesio-distal reduction and oligodontia was found.
Genetics of dental agenesis: anterior and posterior area of the arch by Galluccio, G.; Pilotto, A. / European Archives of Paediatric Dentistry
He had previously been diagnosed with oligodontia (8 teeth missing), malocclusion, hypoplastic premaxilla (Fig.
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