Hypodontias & Prosthodontics
One or two teeth are often affected by hereditary CMT. Several external and environmental factors can also cause hypodontia. Maternal age, low birth weight, many births, early infection exposure, trauma, or medication can all cause dental abnormalities. Hypodontia frequently results from inherited conditions including Down's syndrome and ectodermal dysplasia. Some types of partial tooth loss, such as the lack of six or more teeth and the total absence of teeth, are referred to by a variety of words.
The most frequent type of treatment used by dental surgeons is prosthodontics. Making decisions, planning, and providing permanent, removable, and implant-retained prostheses are all part of prosthodontic treatment. Restorations including crowns, bridges, inlays, and onlays are examples of fixed prostheses. Dentures made of acrylic and cobalt chromium are examples of removable prostheses. Fixed or removably attached crowns, bridges, and dentures are all examples of implant-retained prosthetics.