DELAYED CALCIFICATION AND CONGENITALLY MISSING TEETH - CASE-REPORT

A case of delayed differentiation and/or calcification, that is, devel opment, followed by accelerated growth of the maxillary second premola rs is presented. This condition was accompanied by the congenital abse nce of mandibular second premolars even though maxillary and mandibula r third molar germs were present. The case was followed over a five-ye ar period. It seems that agenesis of any tooth might be found in conju nction with delay in development of any other tooth. Moreover, full de velopment of a tooth germ (followed by an accelerated growth) as well as pathological changes may occur, despite an initial marked delay in tooth development.