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ArticleHead & face medicine2024

Orthodontic findings and treatment need in patients with amelogenesis imperfecta: a descriptive analysis.

Stephan Christian Möhlhenrich, Sachin Chhatwani, Peter Schmidt, Kristian Kniha, Jan Postberg, Andreas G Schulte, Jochen Jackowski, Stefan Zimmer, Gholamreza Danesh

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Stephan Christian MöhlhenrichDepartment of Orthodontics, Witten/Herdecke University, Alfred-Herrhausen Str. 45, 58455, Witten, Germany. stephan.moehlhenrich@uni-wh.de.
Sachin ChhatwaniDepartment of Orthodontics, Witten/Herdecke University, Alfred-Herrhausen Str. 45, 58455, Witten, Germany.
Peter SchmidtDepartment of Special Care Dentistry, Witten/Herdecke University, Alfred-Herrhausen Str. 45, 58455, Witten, Germany.
Kristian KnihaDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital of Aachen, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
Jan PostbergClinical Molecular Genetics and Epigenetics, Faculty of Health, Centre for Biomedical Education and Research (ZBAF), Witten/Herdecke University, Alfred-Herrhausen Str. 50, 58455, Witten, Germany.
Andreas G SchulteDepartment of Special Care Dentistry, Witten/Herdecke University, Alfred-Herrhausen Str. 45, 58455, Witten, Germany.
Jochen JackowskiDepartment of Oral Surgery, Witten/Herdecke University, Alfred-Herrhausen Str. 45, 58455, Witten, Germany.
Stefan ZimmerFaculty of Health, Department of Dental Medicine, Department of Operative and Preventive Dentistry, Witten/Herdecke University, Alfred-Herrhausen-Str. 50, 58448, Witten, Germany.
Gholamreza DaneshDepartment of Orthodontics, Witten/Herdecke University, Alfred-Herrhausen Str. 45, 58455, Witten, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionAmelogenesis imperfecta (AI) is a genetically determined, non-syndromic enamel dysplasia that may manifest as hypoplasia, hypomaturation, or hypocalcification and can commonly be classified into four primary groups. In this retrospective analysis, specific orofacial characteristics are described and associated with each of the AI types based on a patient cohort from Witten/Herdecke University, Germany.

methodsData from 19 patients (ten male and nine female, mean age 12.27 ± 4.06 years) with AI who presented at the Department of Orthodontics between July 2011 and December 2023 were analyzed. Baseline skeletal and dental conditions were assessed, including the presence of hypodontia, displacements, and taurodontism. AI was classified into classes I-IV based on phenotype. Treatment needs were evaluated according to the main findings following the German KIG classification, while the radiological enamel situation was determined using panoramic radiographs.

resultsAn approximately equal distribution between classes II and III was found and a slight inclination toward a dolichofacial configuration (ΔML-NSL: 5.07 ± 9.23°, ΔML-NL: 4.24 ± 8.04°). Regarding orthodontic findings, disturbance in tooth eruption as well as open bite were the most prevalent issues (both 36.8%, n = 7). The most common AI classes were type I and II, which show an almost even distribution about the skeletal classes in sagittal dimension, while dolichofacial configuration was found most frequently in vertical dimension.

conclusionBoth clinical and radiological orthodontic findings in context with AI are subject to extensive distribution. It seems that no specific orofacial findings can be confirmed in association with AI with regard to the common simple classes I-IV. It may be more appropriate to differentiate the many subtypes according to their genetic aspects to identify possible associated orthodontic findings.

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Amelogenesis ImperfectaAdolescentChildFemaleGermanyHumansMaleMalocclusionOrthodontics, CorrectiveRadiography, PanoramicRetrospective Studies

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