raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:99798

Oligodontia

Synonyms: Selective tooth agenesis

Type
Morphological anomaly
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant, Autosomal recessive, X-linked recessive
Age of onset
Childhood
Status
active

Oligodontia is a rare developmental dental anomaly in humans characterized by the absence of six or more teeth.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enOligodontiaSelective tooth agenesis
frOligodontieAgénésie dentaire sélective
deOligodontieZahn-Agenesie, selektive
esOligodonciaAgenesia dental selectiva
itOligodontiaAgenesia selettiva dei denti
nlOligodontieSelectieve tandagenesie
ptOligodontia
plOligodoncjaAgenezja pojedyńczych zębów
csOligodoncieSelektivní ageneze zubů
ukОлігодонтіяСелективна агенезія зубів
zh少牙畸形选择性牙发育不全
trOligodontiSeçici diş agenezisi

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM106600BTNTvalidated
OMIM150400BTNTvalidated
OMIM313500BTNTvalidated
OMIM604625BTNTvalidated
OMIM610926BTNTvalidated
OMIM616724BTNTvalidated
OMIM617073BTNTvalidated
OMIM617275BTNTvalidated
OMIM620173BTNTvalidated
ICD-10K00.0NTBTinclusionvalidated
ICD-11LA30.2Especificvalidated
MONDO0005486Evalidated
MONDO5486Evalidated
UMLSC4082304Evalidated
MedDRA10088239Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (2):

No children.

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Genes

12 direct
GeneAssociationStatusHGNCEnsemblOMIMLocusNameSource of validation
SUMO1Candidate gene tested inNot yet assessedHGNC:12502ENSG000001160306019122q33.1small ubiquitin like modifier 1
LRP6Disease-causing germline mutation(s) (loss of function) inAssessedHGNC:6698ENSG0000007001860350712p13.2LDL receptor related protein 626387593[PMID]
EDADisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:3157ENSG00000158813300451Xq13.1ectodysplasin A
EDARADDDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:14341ENSG000001861976066031q42.3-q43EDAR associated via death domain
FGFR1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:3688ENSG000000777821363508p11.23fibroblast growth factor receptor 1
GREM2Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:17655ENSG000001808756088321q43gremlin 2, DAN family BMP antagonist26416033[PMID]
IRF6Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:6121ENSG000001175956071991q32.2interferon regulatory factor 6
MSX1Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:7391ENSG000001631321429834p16.2msh homeobox 1
PAX9Disease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:8623ENSG0000019880716741614q13.3paired box 9
TGFADisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:11765ENSG000001632351901702p13.3transforming growth factor alpha
WNT10ADisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:13829ENSG000001359256062682q35Wnt family member 10A
WNT10BDisease-causing germline mutation(s) inAssessedHGNC:12775ENSG0000016988460190612q13.12Wnt family member 10B27321946[PMID]
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Prevalence and incidence

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalenceUnknown—WorldwideClass onlyNot yet validatedORPHANET

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

23 annotations · validated 2021-04-14
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Obligate (100%)
HP:0000677Oligodontia
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0005216Impaired mastication
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0006289Agenesis of central incisor
HP:0011056Agenesis of first permanent molar tooth
HP:0000690Agenesis of maxillary lateral incisor
HP:0011051Agenesis of premolar
HP:0000696Delayed eruption of permanent teeth
HP:0000684Delayed eruption of teeth
HP:0000689Dental malocclusion
HP:0000691Microdontia
HP:0006336Short dental roots
HP:0000687Widely spaced teeth
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0006482Abnormal dental morphology
HP:0011078Abnormality of canine
HP:0006344Abnormality of primary molar morphology
HP:0011053Agenesis of mandibular premolar
HP:0012472Eclabion
HP:0006297Enamel hypoplasia
HP:0000685Hypoplasia of teeth
HP:0000202Orofacial cleft
HP:0006342Peg-shaped maxillary lateral incisors
HP:0011219Short face
HP:0000679Taurodontia

Run the differential on the 2 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 30172942[PMID]_31375234[PMID]_29271123[PMID]_28401166[PMID]

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