Regional odontodysplasia: Report of a case

Abstract

Regional odontodysplasia (RO) is a rare developmental anomaly affecting the enamel as well as dentin of teeth. The anomaly is more common in females than in males and observed in both dentitions. The maxilla is more commonly affected than the mandible, and the condition is, in most of the cases, limited to a quadrant only. Clinically affected teeth show yellowish-brown discoloration and pitted appearance. On radiograph, the teeth affected by RO look like “ghost teeth” due to reduced thickness of enamel and dentin. In this article, an 8-year-old female patient with clinical and radiographic features of RO was described.