title: Early diagnosis of regional odontodysplasia in an infant.
abstract: Regional odontodysplasia is a rare and significant dental malformation. It is a dental alteration of unknown etiology, involving both mesodermal and ectodermal dental components, which present clinical, radiographic, and histologic features. This article reports a clinical case of a 10-month-old child who was diagnosed with regional odontodysplasia in the maxilla, confirmed by radiographic examination, with a follow-up of 5 years. The clinical, radiographic, and histologic features were reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Universidad Autónoma de Asunción, Asuncion, Paraguay.
authors.forename: Alfredo Hiram Carrillo
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Canela
authors.forename: Karla Mayra Pinto E Carvalho
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Rezende
authors.forename: Mirtha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Benitez
authors.forename: Marcelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bönecker
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018126:Odontodysplasia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*