dentinogenesis imperfecta

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Etiology

Epidemiology

  • occurs with an incidence of 1:8000 live births[2]

Pathology

  • both primary & permanent teeth are affected
  • pulp chamber is obliterated by abnormal dentin
  • the enamel, although unaffected, tends to fracture, which makes dentin undergo rapid attrition, leading to shortening of the teeth.

Genetics

Clinical manifestations

More general terms

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 19 Board Basics. An Enhancement to MKSAP19. American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2022
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 UniProt http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q9NZW4.html

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