Awad MG, Dalbah L, Srirengalakshmi M, Venugopal A, Vaid NR. Review and case report of the treatment in a young girl with primary failure of eruption.
Clin Case Rep 2022;
10:e05632. [PMID:
35340651 PMCID:
PMC8931470 DOI:
10.1002/ccr3.5632]
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Abstract
Any localized non-eruption of teeth can be attributed to myriad of factors. A failure of a permanent tooth to erupt or cessation of initial eruption with no obvious local/systemic causative factor is said to be primary failure of eruption (PFE). The etio-pathogenesis of PFE is due to the mutation of PTH1R gene. Clinical features such as infra-occluded teeth, posterior open bite, lack of any cause or habit are usually attributed to diagnosing the condition, and a confirmatory diagnosis is done by the gene analysis of PTH1R gene. Treatment of such a condition is tricky as any application of orthodontic traction to teeth affected by PFE will not be successful and may cause ankylosis. This correspondence reviews and demonstrates the treatment of a case of PFE to restore function and esthetics to the best possible outcome.
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