Stomatológ 2020, 30(1):15-17 | DOI: 10.69658/sto.2020.003

Agenesis of Bilateral permanent upper canines (Case report)

Mahmoud M. Gharaibeh^1,2, Lucin Al-Nimri³, Ahmed Al Wadiya⁴, Ahmad Gharaibeh^*

¹ Consultant of oral & maxillofacial Surgery, Teaching Department of dentistry, Princes Basma Teaching Hospital, Irbid, Jordan

² Teaching Department of Orthopaedics and musculoskeletal trauma, Louis Pasteur university Hospital, Medical Faculty, UPJS, Trieda SNP c. 1, Kosice, Slovakia

³ Specialist of paedodontics, Teaching Department of dentistry, Princes Basma Teaching Hospital, Irbid, Jordan

⁴ Royal Derby Hospital, UK, Orthopaedic Surgeon

Introduction: Generally, incidence of missed teeth (Hypodontia) is not unusual. Hypodontia is often caused by familial reasons, and can also be associated with genetic disorders such as ectodermal dysplasia, Down syndrome or cleft lip and palate. Exclusive missing of both maxillary canines is an extremely rare occurrence and only a few cases have been reported in the literature.

Case report: A 33 year old male patient, suffering from mild form of Behçet's disease and no other medical problems. The patient complained from a cosmetic problem which is dissatisfaction of his smile because of missing both upper permanent canines and still has small deciduous both upper canines.

Conclusion: Agenesis of permanent canines is very rare. It leaves the deciduous canines commonly in good condition if patient has good oral hygiene. The treatment is little complicated. It's a combination between the correction to normal appearance and the relatively high cost.

Keywords: Agenesis of teeth, Hypodontia, Behçet's disease

Published: June 15, 2020  Show citation