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Winter 2003: Volume 28, Number 2
 
Pediatric Dentistry Case Reports

Combined aplasia of maxillary first molars and lateral incisors: a case report and management
Kourosh Zarrinnia / Mohamed A. Bassiouny

Congenital absence of teeth, as the most commonly known developmental dental anomaly in man, has a multitude of adverse affects that could be detrimental to normal function and esthetics. This report presents a rare case of combined agenecies of maxillary permanent first molars and lateral incisors.
The management plans are highlighted, and phase I orthodontic–restorative treatment mechanics and its result are described. The benefits for early orthodontic treatment intervention for this case presented here are discussed.
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