Macrodontia
Author :
Trishul Allareddy BDS, MS.
Diplomate of ABOMR Clinical Professor and Director of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
veeratrishul-allareddy@uiowa.edu
Published on : 12 Sep 2018
SIZE
- Teeth may show variations in size in that they may be
- Small - Microdontia
- Large - Macrodontia
- In general males have larger teeth than females.
- Individual teeth may also exhibit variations in that they may be small or large.
MACRODONTIA
- Macrdontia refers to larger teeth than normal
- Generalized: affects the entire dentition
- Localized: affects one or few teeth
- Most of the generalized cases are in direct correlation to the overall height of an individual or those who have pituitary gigantism
- Most of the localized cases of macrodontia are sporadic, however in few of the cases there may be an underlying condition such as an arterio-venous malformation or hemihypertrophy causing localized enlargement of teeth
CLINICAL AND RADIOGRAPHIC FEATURES
- The individual tooth is larger than the adjacent teeth and may have normal morphology, however occasionally they might exhibit alterations in the overall morphology of the tooth
- This condition might result in crowding and/or malocclusion
Macrodontia
Example 1
Macrodontia
Example 2
Macrodontia
Example 3