Treatment of developmental defects of enamel
V. 172 N. 1 (2021), Letter
V. 172 N. 1 (2021)

Treatment of developmental defects of enamel : doi: 10.7417/CT.2021.2282

Letter
Pubblicato 2020-12-21
A. Ndokaj
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
M. Jedlinski
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy - Department of Interdisciplinary Dentistry, Pomerian Medical University in Szczecin, Poland
D. Pasqualotto
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
C. Stamegna
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
M. Capocci
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
F. Rinaldo
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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Parole chiave

developmental defects of enamel
enamel hypomineralization
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Resin infiltration
color stability

Abstract

Developmental defects of enamel are encountered daily in our dental practice. The management of enamel hypomineralized lesions may be challenging, especially as esthetic concern around the young population is increasing. Resin infiltration, a new technique firstly proposed to halt caries progression in the posterior segment, showed a strong positive esthetic effect in the treatment of developmental defects with different etiologies. Future in-vivo studies are needed to evaluate the longterm color stability, in order to provide a strong clinical recommendation

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