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Enamel pearls as a predisposing factor to localized periodontitis.
Quintessence international (Berlin, Germany : 1985) - 1 Jan 2011
Romeo Umberto, Palaia Gaspare, Botti Ricciarda, Nardi Alessandro, Del Vecchio Alessandro, Tenore Gianluca, Polimeni Antonella
Abstract excerpt
Enamel pearls are enamel anomalies on primary and permanent teeth roots that usually appear at furcation areas, especially in maxillary second and third molars. Enamel pearls usually occur singularly, but as many as four have been observed on the same tooth. This report describes an unusual case of multiple enamel pearls associated with periodontal pockets localized on all maxillary first and second molars....
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