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Dental Anomallies and Disturbances in Development

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Dental Anomalies Terms
Dental Anomallies Definitions
Macrognathia   large jaws, usually the mandible results in class III malocclusion  
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Extoses   also called Torus, Extra bony growth in the midline of hard palate  
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Anomaly   any marked deviation from the normal  
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Heredity   a condition caused by genetic make up  
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Congenital   condition occurs before birth  
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Variation   mminor deviation from the normal  
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Macrodontia   abnormally large teeth  
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Hyperdontia   extra teeth  
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Andontial   mission teeth  
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Distomolars   "4th" molars, located distal to the max 3rd molars  
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Suplemental   resembles a regular tooth  
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Dens in Dente   "tooth within a tooth", mass of enamel and dentin within the pup  
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Flexion   distortion of the root portion only  
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Dwarfed Roors   normal sixe crowns with abnormally short roots  
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Fusion   2 teeth jointed at the enamel and dentin (hard to floss)  
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Hypercementosis   excessive cementum formation  
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Enamel Pearls   small balls of enamel with a dentin core, *small masses of excess enamel  
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Hutchinsors Insisors   Peg-shaped teeth, usually associated with maternal syphillis  
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Muberry Molars   Irregular shaped molars with poorly formed cusps  
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Enamel Dysplasia   2 types of enamel development, enamel hypoplasia, and enamel hypocalcification  
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Enamel Hypocalcification   Undercalcified enamel (thickness is ok, but is soft)  
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Enamel Hypoplasia   Incomplete or deficient development of enamel (thin enamel), inhibits enamel formation, may leave small pits/grooves at different levels in the crown, caused by inflammation, fever, systemic diseases, heredity  
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Amelogenisis Imperfecta   hereditary abnormaility in which there is enamel hypoplasia or enamel hypocalcification or both  
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Natal Teeth   Teeth present at birth  
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Neonatal Teeth   Teeth that erupt within the 1st 30 days of birth, *both natal and neonatal teeth lack root formation and shed or renew  
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Attrition   gradual and regular wearing away of incisal edges or cusps  
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Abrasion   wearing away of tooth by friction  
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Erosion   loss of tooth structure due to chemical demineralization in an area, eg. lemons, coke, bulimic patients  
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