amelogenesis imperfecta


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amelogenesis imperfecta

[‚am·ə·lō‚jen·ə·səs ‚im·pər′fek·tə]
(medicine)
An inherited dental disorder that causes defective formation of tooth enamel.
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Amelogenesis imperfecta (AI) is defined as a rare developmental hereditary abnormality caused by autosomal or X-linked dominant or recessive genes.
Prosthodontic rehabilitation of a patient with amelogenesis imperfecta: a clinical report
Hypocalcified Amelogenesis Imperfecta This is the most common type of amelogenesis imperfecta.
Developmental anomalies of the oral cavity: the relationship between oral health and genetic disorders, part II. (Developmental Anomalies)
Meanwhile, the researchers continue to study people with amelogenesis imperfecta in families known to carry the tooth defect.
Scientists home in on tooth enamel gene
Novel ENAM mutation responsible for autosomal recessive amelogenesis imperfecta and localised enamel defects.
Human kallikrein 4: quantitative study in tissues and evidence for its secretion into biological fluids
A controlled study of dental development in amelogenesis imperfecta.
A study of dental development in a Caucasian population compared with a non-Caucasian population
Failure of eruption of a molar or an incisor Other changes in dental enamel such as amelogenesis imperfecta, hypoplasia, diffuse opacities, white spot lesions, tetracycline staining, erosion, flourosis, white cuspal and marginal ridges should be excluded.
Molar Incisor Hypomineralisation: prevalence in Jordanian children and clinical characteristics
Rehabilitation of a patient with amelogenesis imperfecta using all-ceramic crowns: a clinical report.
Case report: rehabilitation of a child with dentinogenesis imperfecta and congenitally missing lateral incisors
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