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ReviewBMC oral health2024

Full-mouth rehabilitation with lithium disilicate ceramic crowns in hypoplastic amelogenesis imperfecta: a case report and review of literature.

Ranran Chen, Ye Lin, Yi Sun, Xinni Pan, Yuedan Xu, Xiangxing Kong, Ling Zhang

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Review in BMC oral health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Ranran Chen *The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Ye Lin *Stomatology Hospital, School of Stomatology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Cancer Center of Zhejiang University, Engineering Research Center of Oral Blomaterials and Devices of Zhejlang Province, Hangzhou, 310000, China.
Yi SunStomatology Hospital, School of Stomatology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Cancer Center of Zhejiang University, Engineering Research Center of Oral Blomaterials and Devices of Zhejlang Province, Hangzhou, 310000, China.
Xinni PanStomatology Hospital, School of Stomatology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Cancer Center of Zhejiang University, Engineering Research Center of Oral Blomaterials and Devices of Zhejlang Province, Hangzhou, 310000, China.
Yuedan XuStomatology Hospital, School of Stomatology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Cancer Center of Zhejiang University, Engineering Research Center of Oral Blomaterials and Devices of Zhejlang Province, Hangzhou, 310000, China. 540085404@qq.com.
Xiangxing KongDepartment of Colorectal Surgery and Oncology (Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Intervention, National Ministry of Education), The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. kongxiangxing@zju.edu.cn.
Ling ZhangStomatology Hospital, School of Stomatology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Cancer Center of Zhejiang University, Engineering Research Center of Oral Blomaterials and Devices of Zhejlang Province, Hangzhou, 310000, China. jorlinzhang@zju.edu.cn.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAmelogenesis imperfecta (AI) is a group of genetic disorders characterized by tooth discoloration and enamel defects. Patients with AI always exhibit generalized attrition and defective tooth structure, leading to the loss of occlusal vertical dimension (OVD). Appropriate rehabilitation is challenging and essential to improve patients' aesthetics and function. CASE PRESENTATION: This case report presents a comprehensive management of a 30-year-old woman with hypoplastic AI. A 52-month follow-up revealed satisfactory full-mouth rehabilitation performances of lithium disilicate ceramic crowns after clinical crown lengthening, with increased vertical dimension.

conclusionsPatients with severe hypoplastic AI require proper full-mouth rehabilitation. Using full-crown lithium disilicate restorations to increase the OVD by 2‒4 mm is a safe and predictable recommendation for such cases. In addition, patients with AI require complex and comprehensive management. The long-term effects of full-mouth rehabilitation with lithium disilicate ceramic crowns still necessitate further follow-ups.

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Amelogenesis ImperfectaCrownsDental PorcelainAdultCeramicsCrown LengtheningFemaleHumansMouth RehabilitationVertical DimensionDental Porcelainlithia disilicateAmelogenesis imperfectaFull-mouth rehabilitationLithium disilicateOcclusal vertical dimension

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PMID39334018
PMCPMC11437823

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