title: Comparative study of dentinogenesis imperfecta in different families of the same topographical region.
abstract: Dental hard tissue is subject to variety of disorders. Dentinogenesis Imperfecta is one such disorder attributed to heredity. It is known to be an autosomal dominant trait. Teeth with such 'imperfect' dentin are liable to be weak and discolored. The disease has variable penetration and therefore can be expressed as a range of phenotypic manifestations from mild discoloration and chipping to frank attrition and multiple pulp canal exposures. Here we present a comparative study of a series of cases from different families of one topographical region with widely different presentation and histories that are characteristic of this disease.
authors.affiliation: Chairman and Associate Professor, Department of Pedodontics, Faculty of Medicine, Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh-202002, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Mk
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jindal
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Medicine, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh-202002, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Sandhya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maheshwari
authors.affiliation: Tutor, Department of Pedodontics, Faculty of Medicine, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh-202002, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Radhika
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.affiliation: Junior Resident 1st Year (MDS), Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Medicine, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh-202002 Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Mohd Toseef
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Khan
keywords: Dentin hypoplasia; autosomal dominant; dentinogenesis imperfecta; mesodermal defect.; shell teeth