Hypoplasia

Question 1

What’s enamel hypoplasia in quantity and quality ?

Answer 1

Normal quality , less quantity.

Question 2

Whts the etiology ?

Answer 2

Herdity or trauma, and in cases of hypoparathyrodism in children .

Defect in enamel matrix formation due to damage to ameloblasts of developing permanent tooth

Effect both permanent and primary teeth result in spaces between teeth.

Question 3

What’s is hypoplasia in general ?

Answer 3

incomplete development or defective formation of organic matrix of enamel result in low quantity enamel ,
Both enamel and dentin are affected at least to some degree

defect can be a small pit in the tooth
Or
so widespread that the entire tooth is small and/or mis-shaped.

Question 4

How the general appearance of hypoplasia ?

Answer 4

white, yellow or brownish in color with a rough or smooth pitted surface.

Question 5

How teeth more likely to be affected in heredity and trauma ?

Answer 5

Heredity can be generalized
Trauma single

Question 6

What’s the mild form ?

Answer 6

Few small pits , grooves , fissures on enamel surface

Question 7

Moderate ?

Answer 7

Raws of deep pits arranged horizontally.

Question 8

Severe ?

Answer 8

Portion of enamel absent

Question 9

Which teeth mostly to be affected ?

Answer 9

Anteriors and first permanent molar

Question 10

Which teeth and what we call them that hypoplasia as result of congenital syphilis ?

Answer 10

Mullbery molars , Agglomarate mass of globules
Hutchinsosns teeth

Question 11

Due to naturition defiency hypoplasia will appear as ?

Answer 11

Pitting appearances tend to stain

Question 12

Which teeth mostly to be in hypoplasia due to environmental?

Answer 12

Maxillary permanent incisors.
Mandibular and maxillary premolars

Degree of hypoplasia –ranging from a mild brownish discoloration to a severe pitting and irregularity of the tooth surface

Question 13

What’s turners hypoplasia ?

Answer 13

Trauma or periapical infection of a primary tooth damages ameloblasts of developing permanent tooth
● Results in enamel hypoplasia of a single permanent tooth

Question 14

What’s turners colour ?

Answer 14

Tooth can appear white or yellow-brown

Question 15

What’s the mechanism of Enamel hypoplasia due to local infection or trauma ?

Answer 15

Caries affected primary tooth with periapical pathosis
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disturb ameloblastic layer
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resulted in a hypoplastic crown

Question 16

Whts treatment options ?

Answer 16

Mild : tooth paste , pit or fissure sealant ( 6 month follow up ) if sealant lost do composite follow up if composite fail stains steel crown or veeners anterior
Moderate : composite or veeners in anterior
Severe: crown
Severe and broken : extraction