The causes of adentia vary depending on whether it is congenital or acquired, as reported by the Internet publication for girls and women from 14 to 35 years old Pannochka. net Possible congenital maldevelopment of teeth rudiments - such a vice of development is called primary adentia. In this case, the disorder occurs even during intrauterine development.

Secondary adentia is much more common and is a consequence of various diseases and injuries of the dento-maxillary apparatus.

Clinical picture.

Primary (congenital) adentia is very rare, most often a part of the syndrome of anhydrogic ectodermal dysplasia. Underdevelopment of teeth at the same time is combined with dry skin and mucous membranes and lack of hair.

Secondary adentia is familiar to almost every adult resident of our country.

Most often it develops as a result of caries or periodontitis.

Also, a full and partial adentium.

The missing teeth lead to an uneven distribution of the load on the bone base of the jaw, the consequence of which is its deformation and changes in the structure of bone tissue. This is particularly noticeable in children with adentia.

Treatment.

Disease of any genesis is successfully corrected by prosthetics. The optimal choice for partial adentia are dental implants.

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