Abstract
1. 1. The dental symptoms presented by the two cases reported here are compatible with the classic descriptions of enamel hypoplasia, enamel hypocalcification, and associated osteogenesis imperfecta. 2. 2. Because of the hereditary nature of the condition, the clinical and roentgenographic signs may serve as a guide in treatment planning for the patient and members of the family as related to the quality of the calcific structures (specifically, enamel and bone).
Highlights
Amelogenesis imperfecta (AI) represents a group of conditions, genomic in origin, which affect the structure and clinical appearance of the enamel of all or most the teeth in a more or less equal manner, and which may be associated with morphologic or biochemical changes elsewhere in the body [1]
AI is a developmental condition of the dental enamel that shows autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, sexlinked and sporadic inheritance patterns, as well as sporadic cases
Many classifications of AI have evolved since the original division into hypoplastic and hypocalcified types in 1945 (See Table 1) [1,2,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13]
Summary
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