title: Amelogenesis imperfecta: diagnosis and resolution of a case with hypoplasia and hypocalcification of enamel, dental agenesis, and skeletal open bite.
abstract: A case of amelogenesis imperfecta with hypoplasia, hypocalcification of the enamel, congenital absence of teeth 12 and 22, delayed eruption of tooth 23, edge-to-edge incisal relationship, open bite, and bilateral posterior cross bite at the level of the first and second premolars is presented. Lateral skull teleradiography indicated a Class III skeletal pattern of maxillary origin associated with a dolichofacial pattern with multiple indicators of facial hyperdivergence. The patient presented a major esthetic abnormality of the face and required orthodontic treatment prior to a prosthetic solution with full-coverage metal-ceramic crowns in both the maxilla and the mandible. The diagnosis of cases such as this one and the therapeutic implications from an orthodontic and prosthetic standpoint are reported.
authors.affiliation: Stomatology Department, University of Granada, Granada, Spain. rpulgar@platon.ugr.es
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pulgar Encinas
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: García-Espona
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Navajas Rodriguez de Mondelo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000567:Amelogenesis Imperfecta / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D000848:Anodontia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D001641:Bicuspid / Q000473:pathology; D002508:Cephalometry; D003442:Crowns; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000002:abnormalities*; D003744:Dental Enamel Hypoplasia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D008313:Malocclusion, Angle Class III / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D016876:Metal Ceramic Alloys; D024343:Open Bite / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D012390:Root Canal Therapy; D014074:Tooth Calcification; D014078:Tooth Eruption
chemical_list: D016876:Metal Ceramic Alloys