Enamel defects and tooth eruption disturbances in children with sickle cell anemia

Abstract Sickle cell anemia, a genetic disease caused by a mutation in the beta-globin gene, can present oral manifestations such as delayed tooth eruption and hypomineralized enamel and dentin. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence and severity of developmental defects of enam...

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Main Authors: Caroline Maria Igrejas LOPES, Marília Cabral CAVALCANTI, Ana Cláudia ALVES E LUNA, Kátia Maria Gonçalves MARQUES, Maria José RODRIGUES, Valdenice Aparecida DE MENEZES
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica 2018-08-01
Series:Brazilian Oral Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-83242018000100261&lng=en&tlng=en