title: [Diagnosis and treatment of developmental defects of enamel and dentin in young children].
abstract: Developmental defects of enamel and dentin are frequently observed in the pediatric dental clinic. Proper diagnosis may improve the clinician's dental care. The importance of prevention is emphasized as well as the proper management of a growing child from both dental and psychological aspects. This article presents the clinical management of some common dental defects: hypoplasia, diffuse and demarcated opacities, amelogenesis imperfecta and dentinogenesis imperfecta.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Pediatric Dentistry, The Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, Israel.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sapir
mesh_terms: D000567:Amelogenesis Imperfecta / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000002:abnormalities*; D003744:Dental Enamel Hypoplasia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D003804:Dentin / Q000002:abnormalities*; D003811:Dentinogenesis Imperfecta / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans