K00.0: Anodontia
While you were developing, you had fewer teeth develop than normal.
People usually have a specific number of teeth. There are 20 milk teeth. At an adult age, there are 32 teeth.
Fewer teeth than usual may develop in the womb. It can even be that no teeth at all develop. There can be different reasons for this. A change in the genetic information may be the cause, for example.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Further information
Note
This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.
Source
Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).