A patient is found to have one congenitally missing permanent tooth (excluding third molars). What is the correct dental term for this condition?

Hypodontia is defined as the congenital absence of 1 to 5 permanent teeth, excluding third molars. It is the most common dental anomaly of number. Anodontia refers to the complete congenital absence of all teeth, typically associated with ectodermal dysplasia. Oligodontia is the congenital absence of 6 or more teeth (excluding third molars) and is often associated with systemic syndromes. Third molars are typically excluded from these counts because their congenital absence is so common (up to 25% of the population). The most commonly missing permanent teeth are mandibular second premolars, maxillary lateral incisors, and maxillary second premolars.