Dental enamel hypoplasia in children

Tooth enamel is the hardest tissue in mammals. It is mainly white and translucent. The main components of the highest tissue are 95% and 97% inorganic substances and some calcifications. It is mainly not affected by some internal structures of nerves and blood vessels of organs. It can protect the underlying dentin and is also very important in daily life. The main cause of enamel hypoplasia is the defects left over from the calcification period of teeth during development.

Enamel hypoplasia is discovered after the teeth have erupted. This is mainly because the teeth are poorly calcified and easily worn. If you have wisdom teeth, you should do a good job of treating enamel hypoplasia if you want to extract them. Below we will briefly introduce the treatment and diagnosis methods of enamel hypoplasia.

Enamel hypoplasia is a defect left over from the calcification period of tooth development. It can only be discovered after the teeth erupt, so it cannot recover on its own after discovery.

Teeth with enamel hypoplasia have poor calcification and are easily worn. Caries develop quickly and should be treated to prevent caries. Mild defects in enamel hypoplasia may not require treatment, while more severe ones can be covered with composite resins or dentures to improve the appearance. Severe cases must be repaired by a dentist.

The method is simple and can be done by the doctor in the clinic or by the patient at home under the guidance of the doctor. Wear a soft plastic cover that only touches the surface of the teeth and puts special medicine in it. Wear it continuously at night. All teeth can be treated at the same time. Usually 1-2 courses of treatment are needed to achieve satisfactory results. Or cold light can be used to irradiate the surface of the teeth coated with special medicine to achieve whitening effect. Bleaching treatment is suitable for people who originally have good teeth and whose tooth color changes after the age of 30 or 40, or for "tetracycline teeth" with lighter staining.

The hardness of the tooth surface bonded with ceramic is similar to that of real teeth, with good gloss, lifelike shape, and durable, but it is expensive. In addition, the covered teeth are less worn and modified, and more tooth tissue is preserved. Some discolored teeth with large morphological differences need to be treated with root canals first, and then ground and prepared to restore the original natural color and shape. This method is generally used for front teeth.

The above are the main treatments for enamel hypoplasia. Enamel hypoplasia is mainly a defect left over from the calcification period of teeth development. Mild enamel hypoplasia may not require treatment, while more severe defects can be covered with composite resin or denture surfaces. In the doctor's office or under the doctor's guidance, wear a full-arch soft plastic cover that only touches the surface of the teeth.