The smallest teeth in the world are caused by mutations in the PCNT gene

• Main Authors: Piranit Kantaputra, Pranoot Tanpaiboon, Thantrira Porntaveetus, Atsushi Ohazama, Paul Sharpe, Anita Rauch, Atiwat Hussadaloy, Christian T. Thiel
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=79956225509&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/49718
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

We report a follow up study on two MOPD II Thai families with severe dental anomalies and hypoplastic alveolar bone. Striking dental anomalies comprise severe microdontia, opalescent and abnormally shaped teeth, and rootless molars. As a result of severe hypoplastic alveolar bone, most permanent tee...