Abstract

Management of Turner’s tooth using direct composite veneer. Enamel hypoplasia may be dened as an incomplete or deformative formation of the organic enamel matrix of the teeth. Turner’s dysplasia or Turner’s tooth is a type of enamel hypoplasia caused due to local infection or trauma; the incidence of this hypoplasia being 46.08% [1]. Hypoplasia results only if the injury occurs during the time the teeth are developing, formative stage of enamel development. There is no treatment except of cosmetic appearance. Different treatment modalities such as crowns or veneers can be attempted depending upon the degree of hypoplasia. The clinician needs a balanced treatment protocol to make a decision on a complete review of the case. In the following paper, we present a clinical case report of aesthetic management of Turner’s tooth.

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