Salvaging the lost smile in amelogenesis imperfecta

Amelogenesis imperfecta has been described as a group of hereditary enamel defects not associated with systemic diseases. Restoration of these defects is important not only because of esthetic and functional concern, but also because there may be a positive psychological impact on the patient. Among...

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Main Authors: Smriti Kapur Dewan, Aman Arora, Viram Upadhyaya, Manish Vishen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:The Saint's International Dental Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sidj.org/article.asp?issn=2454-3160;year=2015;volume=1;issue=1;spage=50;epage=55;aulast=Dewan
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description Amelogenesis imperfecta has been described as a group of hereditary enamel defects not associated with systemic diseases. Restoration of these defects is important not only because of esthetic and functional concern, but also because there may be a positive psychological impact on the patient. Among various treatments described for rehabilitation of amelogenesis imperfecta, this case report described the rehabilitation of patient utilizing twin stage procedure with aim of improving patient′s function, appearance, restoring the proper contacts, and simplifying the prosthetic clinical and lab work procedures. Twin stage procedure is based on the fact that prevents horizontal forces acting during various mandibular excursion in full mouth rehabilitation case, to control horizontal forces which in turn depends upon the condylar path, incisal path, and cusp angle. Among them, role of cusp angle is more supported whereas condylar path and incisal path role is considered unreliable.
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spelling doaj.art-7c9e72ec29494feba199e12513fe05462022-12-21T22:53:55ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsThe Saint's International Dental Journal2454-31602589-73732015-01-0111505510.4103/2454-3160.161807Salvaging the lost smile in amelogenesis imperfectaSmriti Kapur DewanAman AroraViram UpadhyayaManish VishenAmelogenesis imperfecta has been described as a group of hereditary enamel defects not associated with systemic diseases. Restoration of these defects is important not only because of esthetic and functional concern, but also because there may be a positive psychological impact on the patient. Among various treatments described for rehabilitation of amelogenesis imperfecta, this case report described the rehabilitation of patient utilizing twin stage procedure with aim of improving patient′s function, appearance, restoring the proper contacts, and simplifying the prosthetic clinical and lab work procedures. Twin stage procedure is based on the fact that prevents horizontal forces acting during various mandibular excursion in full mouth rehabilitation case, to control horizontal forces which in turn depends upon the condylar path, incisal path, and cusp angle. Among them, role of cusp angle is more supported whereas condylar path and incisal path role is considered unreliable.http://www.sidj.org/article.asp?issn=2454-3160;year=2015;volume=1;issue=1;spage=50;epage=55;aulast=Dewanamelogenesis imperfectafull mouth rehabilitationhobo twin-stage techniquetemplate
spellingShingle Smriti Kapur Dewan
Aman Arora
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Manish Vishen
Salvaging the lost smile in amelogenesis imperfecta
The Saint's International Dental Journal
amelogenesis imperfecta
full mouth rehabilitation
hobo twin-stage technique
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title Salvaging the lost smile in amelogenesis imperfecta
title_full Salvaging the lost smile in amelogenesis imperfecta
title_fullStr Salvaging the lost smile in amelogenesis imperfecta
title_full_unstemmed Salvaging the lost smile in amelogenesis imperfecta
title_short Salvaging the lost smile in amelogenesis imperfecta
title_sort salvaging the lost smile in amelogenesis imperfecta
topic amelogenesis imperfecta
full mouth rehabilitation
hobo twin-stage technique
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