Enamel hypoplasia

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Enamel hypoplasia
Classification and external resources
ICD-10 K00.4
ICD-9 520.4

Enamel hypoplasia is the defect of the teeth in which the tooth enamel is hard but thin and deficient in amount[1]. This is caused by defective enamel matrix formation with a deficiency in the cementing substance[citation needed].

[edit] References

  1. ^ Ash, Major M., Jr. and Nelson, S.J (2003). Dental anatomy, physiology, and occlusion (8th ed.). Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-9382-2. 


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