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A multidisciplinary approach for the diagnosis of hypocalcified amelogenesis imperfecta in two Chilean families.
Acta odontologica Scandinavica - 1 Jan 2012
Urzúa Blanca, Ortega-Pinto Ana, Farias Daniela Adorno, Franco Eugenia, Morales-Bozo Irene, Moncada Gustavo, Escobar-Pezoa Nicolás, Scholz Ursula, Cifuentes Victor
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OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to conduct a multidisciplinary analysis of a specific type of tooth enamel disturbance (amelogenesis imperfecta) affecting two Chilean families to obtain a precise diagnosis and to investigate possible underlying mutations. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Two non-related families affected with amelogenesis imperfecta were evaluated with clinical, radiographic and histopathological...
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