MULTIPLE TAURODONTISM WITH MISSING TEETH: A RARE CASE REPORT

الملخص

Taurodontism can be defined as a change in tooth shape caused by the failure of Hertwig’s epithelial root sheath diaphragm to invaginate at the proper horizontal level. Taurodontism is a rare dental anomaly affecting primarily the molars. It is usually found in association with other anomalies or as a part of a syndrome, in which the involved tooth has an enlarged, an elongated body and a pulp chamber with apical displacement of the pulpal floor. This anomaly which is considered as a feature of primitive man has also been reported in modern man but at low prevalence rate. In this article we report a rare case of a 23 year old male patient who presented with multiple teeth affected by taurodontism, and also showed multiple missing permanent teeth.