Things You Should Know About Your Childrens Teeth
Hypodontia and oligodontia are conditions that effect children and are dental terms used to define the absence of permanent teeth. Between one and six missing permanent teeth is known as hypodontia, and more than six missing teeth is oligodontia. In some cases anodontia occurs, this is when all permanent teeth are absent. It is hard to prevent a child from being effected by these conditions because they are genetically inherited. Only approximately 2.8% of the US population has congenitally missing teeth, but it is a condition that affects its victims their entire life.
