The effect of irradiation on developing teeth.
Although the consequences of ionizing irradiation on adult teeth have been adequately described in the literature, there have been few reports concerning the adverse effects on the developing dentition. A case is presented in which the jaws were irradiated at an early age and it was possible to examine some of the abnormal teeth in detail by using clinical, radiographic, and histologic techniques.
D000565:Ameloblasts / Q000528:radiation effects; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009805:Odontogenesis / Q000528:radiation effects*; D014071:Tooth Abnormalities / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014083:Tooth Germ / Q000528:radiation effects*