Enamel hypoplasia: challenges of esthetic restorative treatment.
Enamel defects, such as white or yellow-brown spots, usually cause problems that are more esthetic than functional. Enamel hypoplasia may be the result of hereditary, systemic, or local factors. Dental trauma is a local etiologic factor. It is relatively common in the primary dentition and can cause defects on the surface of permanent successors. Treatment for such defects can differ, depending on the depth of the spots. For deeper white-spot lesions, a composite resin restoration may be necessary. This is an excellent mode of treatment, due to both its low cost and its conservation of healthy tooth structure. The objective of this case report is to describe composite resin restoration of a maxillary central incisor affected by enamel hypoplasia.
Vanessa Carla
VC
Ruschel
Élito
É
Araújo
Jussara Karina
JK
Bernardon
Guilherme Carpena
GC
Lopes
D000293:Adolescent; D003188:Composite Resins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003744:Dental Enamel Hypoplasia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000379:methods*; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000601:surgery
D003188:Composite Resins
dental trauma; enamel hypoplasia; permanent tooth; treatment