Dental abnormalities associated with a chromosome 2 deletion

Abstract

This case report describes the dental and physical anomalies observed in a young female patient who had a chromosome abnormality involving deletion of the q 33‐q 35 region of chromosome 2. The dental dysplasia observed in this patient is proposed to be of genetic origin but the complication of anoxia at birth makes it difficult to assign the intellectual and physical impairments solely to the genetic deletion.

Multiple Developmental Dental Anomalies in a Nonsyndromic Patient: A Rare Case Report

“…[ 1 ] This case report describes the presence of dens in dente, taurodontism, supernumerary teeth, and three rooted lower first permanent molars in a 12-year-old girl. Generally, a combination of these anomalies was reported in patients with any chromosomal abnormalities[ 2 ] or in patients suffering from any medical condition. Recently, Suprabha et al .…”