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Maegan Edgerly
Brittni Grusecki
Case Study 6
Our patient stated that his teeth appeared brown for as long as he could remember, has
a family history of similar stained teeth, and is in an overall good state of health taking no
medications. The intra oral examination showed a brown- colored dentition. The oral soft
tissues showed no bony abnormalities, and the radiographic examination showed thin amounts
We believe based on our patient’s case study, and medical/dental history that our
white chalky discoloration of the teeth and resulting from either severe enamel
hypocalcification, or enamel hypoplasia. This causes enamel to fracture away and appear thin
radiographically.
developmental anomaly in which one or several teeth in the same quadrant are malformed.
They are usually unerrupted and exhibit a marked reduction in radiodensity and have a ghost
like appearance radiographically. Very thin enamel and dentin are present with an enlarged
pulp.
We found that our patient does not have Dentin Dysplasia. Dentin Dysplasia is a genetic
by presence of normal enamel but atypical dentin with abnormal pulpal morphology.
Our patient does not have dentinogenesis impercta because it is a hereditary disorder of
teeth. It is characterized by translucent grey to yellow-brown teeth, involving both primary and
permanent dentition. The enamel fractures easily, leaving exposed dentin that undergoes rapid
attrition. Radiographically the pulp chambers and canals are not visible and the roots are short
and blunted.
Our patient does not have internal resorption because it is an unusual condition where
the dentin and pulpal walls begin to resorb centrally within the root canal. The first evidence of
the lesion may be the appearance of a pink hued area on the crown of the tooth. This is also