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Abnormality of mouth shape

MedGen UID:
868992
•Concept ID:
C4023407
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonyms: Anomaly of mouth shape; Unusual mouth shape
 
HPO: HP:0011338

Definition

An abnormality of the outline, configuration, or contour of the mouth. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Lobodontia in the primary and permanent dentition: a condition requiring individualized care.
Gheorghe TI, Male W, Senior A
Can J Dent Hyg 2023 Jun;57(2):132-137. Epub 2023 Jun 1 PMID: 37464991Free PMC Article
Abfraction: Etiopathogenesis, clinical aspect, and diagnostic-treatment modalities: A review.
Badavannavar AN, Ajari S, Nayak KUS, Khijmatgar S
Indian J Dent Res 2020 Mar-Apr;31(2):305-311. doi: 10.4103/ijdr.IJDR_863_18. PMID: 32436913
Management of Amelogenesis Imperfecta in Adolescent Patients: Clinical Report.
Ortiz L, Pereira AM, Jahangiri L, Choi M
J Prosthodont 2019 Jul;28(6):607-612. Epub 2019 Jun 11 doi: 10.1111/jopr.13069. PMID: 31054208

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Genetic and Morphological Variation in Hypodontia of Maxillary Lateral Incisors.
Kerekes-Máthé B, Mártha K, Bănescu C, O'Donnell MB, Brook AH
Genes (Basel) 2023 Jan 16;14(1) doi: 10.3390/genes14010231. PMID: 36672972Free PMC Article
Molar-incisor hypomineralisation: Knowledge and perception of Syrian undergraduate and postgraduate dental students.
Hamza B, Karkoutly M, Papageorgiou SN, Bshara N
Eur J Dent Educ 2023 May;27(2):343-352. Epub 2022 May 25 doi: 10.1111/eje.12814. PMID: 35543303
Investigation of prevalence of dental anomalies by using digital panoramic radiographs.
Bilge NH, Yeşiltepe S, Törenek Ağırman K, Çağlayan F, Bilge OM
Folia Morphol (Warsz) 2018;77(2):323-328. Epub 2017 Sep 21 doi: 10.5603/FM.a2017.0087. PMID: 28933802
Mowat-Wilson syndrome.
Garavelli L, Mainardi PC
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2007 Oct 24;2:42. doi: 10.1186/1750-1172-2-42. PMID: 17958891Free PMC Article
Microstructure of enamel.
Boyde A
Ciba Found Symp 1997;205:18-27; discussion 27-31. doi: 10.1002/9780470515303.ch3. PMID: 9189615

Diagnosis

Abfraction: Etiopathogenesis, clinical aspect, and diagnostic-treatment modalities: A review.
Badavannavar AN, Ajari S, Nayak KUS, Khijmatgar S
Indian J Dent Res 2020 Mar-Apr;31(2):305-311. doi: 10.4103/ijdr.IJDR_863_18. PMID: 32436913
Investigation of prevalence of dental anomalies by using digital panoramic radiographs.
Bilge NH, Yeşiltepe S, Törenek Ağırman K, Çağlayan F, Bilge OM
Folia Morphol (Warsz) 2018;77(2):323-328. Epub 2017 Sep 21 doi: 10.5603/FM.a2017.0087. PMID: 28933802
Jacobsen syndrome.
Mattina T, Perrotta CS, Grossfeld P
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2009 Mar 7;4:9. doi: 10.1186/1750-1172-4-9. PMID: 19267933Free PMC Article
Mowat-Wilson syndrome.
Garavelli L, Mainardi PC
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2007 Oct 24;2:42. doi: 10.1186/1750-1172-2-42. PMID: 17958891Free PMC Article
Managing congenitally missing lateral incisors. Part I: Canine substitution.
Kokich VO Jr, Kinzer GA
J Esthet Restor Dent 2005;17(1):5-10. doi: 10.1111/j.1708-8240.2005.tb00076.x. PMID: 15934680

Therapy

Developmental Abnormalities of Teeth in Children With Nephrotic Syndrome.
Piekoszewska-Ziętek P, Olczak-Kowalczyk D, Pańczyk-Tomaszewska M, Gozdowski D
Int Dent J 2022 Aug;72(4):572-577. Epub 2022 Mar 8 doi: 10.1016/j.identj.2021.11.014. PMID: 35277264Free PMC Article
Comparison of root and canal anatomy of taurodont and normal molar teeth: A retrospective cone-beam computed tomography study.
Aydın H, Mobaraki S
Arch Oral Biol 2021 Oct;130:105242. Epub 2021 Aug 13 doi: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2021.105242. PMID: 34411883
Abfraction: Etiopathogenesis, clinical aspect, and diagnostic-treatment modalities: A review.
Badavannavar AN, Ajari S, Nayak KUS, Khijmatgar S
Indian J Dent Res 2020 Mar-Apr;31(2):305-311. doi: 10.4103/ijdr.IJDR_863_18. PMID: 32436913
Glomeruloid hemangioma.
Yuri T, Yamazaki F, Takasu K, Shikata N, Tsubura A
Pathol Int 2008 Jun;58(6):390-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1827.2008.02241.x. PMID: 18477219
Prevalence of hypodontia and developmental malformation of permanent teeth in Saudi Arabian schoolchildren.
al-Emran S
Br J Orthod 1990 May;17(2):115-8. doi: 10.1179/bjo.17.2.115. PMID: 2192761

Prognosis

Management of Amelogenesis Imperfecta in Adolescent Patients: Clinical Report.
Ortiz L, Pereira AM, Jahangiri L, Choi M
J Prosthodont 2019 Jul;28(6):607-612. Epub 2019 Jun 11 doi: 10.1111/jopr.13069. PMID: 31054208
Prader-Willi Syndrome: A spectrum of anatomical and clinical features.
Hurren BJ, Flack NA
Clin Anat 2016 Jul;29(5):590-605. Epub 2016 Jan 29 doi: 10.1002/ca.22686. PMID: 26749552
Glomeruloid hemangioma.
Yuri T, Yamazaki F, Takasu K, Shikata N, Tsubura A
Pathol Int 2008 Jun;58(6):390-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1827.2008.02241.x. PMID: 18477219
Mowat-Wilson syndrome.
Garavelli L, Mainardi PC
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2007 Oct 24;2:42. doi: 10.1186/1750-1172-2-42. PMID: 17958891Free PMC Article
Managing congenitally missing lateral incisors. Part I: Canine substitution.
Kokich VO Jr, Kinzer GA
J Esthet Restor Dent 2005;17(1):5-10. doi: 10.1111/j.1708-8240.2005.tb00076.x. PMID: 15934680

Clinical prediction guides

Analysis of Cause of Endodontic Failure of C-Shaped Root Canals.
Kim Y, Lee D, Kim DV, Kim SY
Scanning 2018;2018:2516832. Epub 2018 Nov 25 doi: 10.1155/2018/2516832. PMID: 30595786Free PMC Article
Prader-Willi Syndrome: A spectrum of anatomical and clinical features.
Hurren BJ, Flack NA
Clin Anat 2016 Jul;29(5):590-605. Epub 2016 Jan 29 doi: 10.1002/ca.22686. PMID: 26749552
The dentition: the outcomes of morphogenesis leading to variations of tooth number, size and shape.
Brook AH, Jernvall J, Smith RN, Hughes TE, Townsend GC
Aust Dent J 2014 Jun;59 Suppl 1:131-42. Epub 2014 Mar 20 doi: 10.1111/adj.12160. PMID: 24646162
Mowat-Wilson syndrome.
Garavelli L, Mainardi PC
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2007 Oct 24;2:42. doi: 10.1186/1750-1172-2-42. PMID: 17958891Free PMC Article
Managing congenitally missing lateral incisors. Part I: Canine substitution.
Kokich VO Jr, Kinzer GA
J Esthet Restor Dent 2005;17(1):5-10. doi: 10.1111/j.1708-8240.2005.tb00076.x. PMID: 15934680

Recent systematic reviews

Atypical Radicular Anatomy in Permanent Human Teeth: A Systematic Review.
Nino-Barrera J, Alzate-Mendoza D, Olaya-Abril C, Gamboa-Martinez LF, Guamán-Laverde M, Lagos-Rosero N, Romero-Diaz AC, Duran N, Vanegas-Hoyose L
Crit Rev Biomed Eng 2022;50(1):19-34. doi: 10.1615/CritRevBiomedEng.2022043742. PMID: 35997108
Association between Dental Anomalies and Orofacial Clefts: A Meta-analysis.
Marzouk T, Alves IL, Wong CL, DeLucia L, McKinney CM, Pendleton C, Howe BJ, Marazita ML, Peter TK, Kopycka-Kedzierawski DT, Morrison CS, Malmstrom H, Wang H, Shope ET
JDR Clin Trans Res 2021 Oct;6(4):368-381. Epub 2020 Oct 8 doi: 10.1177/2380084420964795. PMID: 33030085Free PMC Article
Dental Manifestations of Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes: A Systematic Review.
Kapferer-Seebacher I, Schnabl D, Zschocke J, Pope FM
Acta Derm Venereol 2020 Mar 25;100(7):adv00092. doi: 10.2340/00015555-3428. PMID: 32147746Free PMC Article
No consistent association found between dental caries and body mass index in children.
Carson SJ
Evid Based Dent 2018 Jun;19(2):38-39. doi: 10.1038/sj.ebd.6401299. PMID: 29930361
Dental and oral anomalies in incontinentia pigmenti: a systematic review.
Minić S, Trpinac D, Gabriel H, Gencik M, Obradović M
Clin Oral Investig 2013 Jan;17(1):1-8. Epub 2012 Mar 28 doi: 10.1007/s00784-012-0721-5. PMID: 22453515

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