An Interdisciplinary Approach for Rehabilitating a Patient with Amelogenesis Imperfecta: A Case Report
Amelogenesis imperfecta (AI) has been defined as a group of hereditary enamel defects. It can be characterized by enamel hypoplasia, hypomaturation, or hypocalcification of the teeth. AI may be associated with some other dental and skeletal developmental defects. Restoration for patients with this c...
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description | Amelogenesis imperfecta (AI) has been defined as a group of hereditary enamel defects. It can be characterized by enamel hypoplasia, hypomaturation, or hypocalcification of the teeth. AI may be associated with some other dental and skeletal developmental defects. Restoration for patients with this condition should be oriented toward the functional and esthetic rehabilitation. This clinical report describes the oral rehabilitation of a young patient diagnosed with the hypoplastic type of AI in posterior teeth and hypomatured type of AI in anterior teeth. |
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spelling | doaj-art-2324b0aeb41b48a5a143c746d0915d8f2025-02-03T01:06:17ZengWileyCase Reports in Dentistry2090-64472090-64552012-01-01201210.1155/2012/432108432108An Interdisciplinary Approach for Rehabilitating a Patient with Amelogenesis Imperfecta: A Case ReportNiloufar Khodaeian0Mahmoud Sabouhi1Ebrahim Ataei2Dental Implant Research Center and Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IranTorabinejad Dental Research Center, Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan 81746-73461, IranDepartment of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, IranAmelogenesis imperfecta (AI) has been defined as a group of hereditary enamel defects. It can be characterized by enamel hypoplasia, hypomaturation, or hypocalcification of the teeth. AI may be associated with some other dental and skeletal developmental defects. Restoration for patients with this condition should be oriented toward the functional and esthetic rehabilitation. This clinical report describes the oral rehabilitation of a young patient diagnosed with the hypoplastic type of AI in posterior teeth and hypomatured type of AI in anterior teeth.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/432108 |
spellingShingle | Niloufar Khodaeian Mahmoud Sabouhi Ebrahim Ataei An Interdisciplinary Approach for Rehabilitating a Patient with Amelogenesis Imperfecta: A Case Report Case Reports in Dentistry |
title | An Interdisciplinary Approach for Rehabilitating a Patient with Amelogenesis Imperfecta: A Case Report |
title_full | An Interdisciplinary Approach for Rehabilitating a Patient with Amelogenesis Imperfecta: A Case Report |
title_fullStr | An Interdisciplinary Approach for Rehabilitating a Patient with Amelogenesis Imperfecta: A Case Report |
title_full_unstemmed | An Interdisciplinary Approach for Rehabilitating a Patient with Amelogenesis Imperfecta: A Case Report |
title_short | An Interdisciplinary Approach for Rehabilitating a Patient with Amelogenesis Imperfecta: A Case Report |
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