Restoring Esthetics and Function in a Patient with Amelogenesis Imperfecta – A Multidisciplinary Approach
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Copyright: © 2015 Turagam N, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. open occlusal relationship and decreased occlusal vertical dimension [15-17]. Other dental anomalies associated with AI include, but are not limited to, multiple impacted teeth, congenitally missing teeth, open occlusal relationship, and taurodontism [1,17-19]. Historically, patients with AI have been treated with multiple extractions and the fabrication of complete dentures. Recently, several studies have illustrated the use of stainless steel crowns, adhesive casting, over denture, porcelain veneers, ceramics, and composite resin veneers to restore dentitions mutilated by severe attrition [20-23].
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Multidisciplinary Approach for Restoring Function and Esthetics in a Patient with Amelogenesis Imperfecta: A Clinical Report
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