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Diagnosing enamel defects

BDJ Student volume 28, pages 42–44 (2021)Cite this article

By Emily McIlvanna

Both the primary and permanent dentitions may be affected by variations in number and size of the teeth, as well as the structure of the dental hard tissues. These variations may be exclusively genetically determined or brought about either by local or systemically acting factors, or possibly a combination of both.1

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McIlvana, E. Diagnosing enamel defects . BDJ Student 28, 42–44 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41406-020-0180-4

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