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ArticleJournal of clinical and experimental dentistry2020

Full mouth functional and aesthetic rehabilitation of a patient affected with hypoplastic type of amelogenesis imperfecta.

Muhammad-Rizwan Nazeer, Robia Ghafoor, Kamil Zafar, Farhan-Raza Khan

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Article in Journal of clinical and experimental dentistry, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Importance of an Evaluation Phase When Increasing the Occlusal Vertical Dimension: A Systematic Review.Journal of esthetic and restorative dentistry : official publication of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry ... [et al.] · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Muhammad-Rizwan NazeerBDS, FCPS, Senior registrar in Operative Dentistry at the Baharia University Medical and Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan.
Robia GhafoorBDS, FCPS, Consultant in Operative Dentistry at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
Kamil ZafarBDS, Instructor in Operative Dentistry at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
Farhan-Raza KhanBDS, MCPS, FCPS, and M.Sc., Consultant in Operative Dentistry at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
Aga Khan University Hospital · PK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The management of Amelogenesis imperfecta often poses a challenge for the dentists. It not only includes aesthetic and functional rehabilitation of the patient, but also requires a positive rapport building with the patient due to psychosocial issues. The treatment plan is driven by patient demands, age, cost-affordability, severity of the disease and the presenting condition. The present case report elucidates step by step management of a 20 year-old female who presented with generalized hypersensitivity, intermittent pain associated with multiple decayed posterior teeth, poor dental aesthetics and anterior deep bite. The management consisted of endodontic treatments in all teeth, crown lengthening to gain ferrule in some teeth, provision of provisional bridges at an increased vertical dimension for six weeks followed by full mouth all ceramic crowns on all teeth. The prosthetic management aimed at reorganized occlusal scheme. There was a significant improvement in the aesthetics, deep bite, and along with correction of the vertical dimension of occlusion.

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PMID32190203
PMCPMC7071539
OpenAlexW3007027392

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