title: White defects on enamel: diagnosis and anatomopathology: two essential factors for proper treatment (part 1).
abstract: Early-stage caries (white spots), fluoroses, traumatic hypomineralizations and molar incisive hypomineralization (MIH) all present, to differing degrees, clinical symptoms involving white marks on the enamel. This article shows that proper diagnosis leads to better understanding of the three-dimensional aspects of the lesion, thereby ensuring the appropriate choice of a specific treatment.
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Charles-Foix, 12, rue de la République, 94200 Ivry-sur-Seine, France. dr.denis.maud@gmail.com
authors.forename: Maud
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Denis
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Atlan
authors.forename: Elsa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vennat
authors.forename: Gil
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tirlet
authors.forename: Jean-Pierre
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Attal
mesh_terms: D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000473:pathology*; D003744:Dental Enamel Hypoplasia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000379:methods; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005470:Fluorometry; D009050:Fluorosis, Dental / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D014089:Tooth Remineralization / Q000379:methods*; D014172:Transillumination