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Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12710/19891
Title: Reference information about infantile melanodontie
Authors: Beniş, Alina
Avornic, Lucia
Ciumeico, Igor
Keywords: infantile melanodontie;temporary tooth;enamel
Issue Date: 2012
Publisher: State Medical and Pharmaceutical University Nicolae Testemitanu, Medical Students and Residents Association, Scientific Association of Students and Young Doctors
Citation: BENIŞ, Alina, AVORNIC, Lucia, CIUMEICO, Igor. Reference information about infantile melanodontie. In: MedEspera: the 4th Internat. Medical Congress for Students and Young Doctors: abstract book. Chișinău: S. n., 2012, p. 226.
Abstract: Introduction: Infantile melanodontie or Beltrami disease represents an alteration of the enamel surface of temporary teeth, which is specific for children beginning with the first 12 months of life. It is manifested by disappearance of enamel, which is dissolved or is detached as slabs. The teeth become fragile and brittle similar with glass and less resistant to damage. It causes practical injuries, aesthetic defect and risk of abscesses. The infantile melanodontie is often confused with nursing bottle caries, which differs by a total destruction of tooth crown and root. At the age of 6 years just a dental “stump” stays, in the form of black blades, which emerge from the gum leaving no orifices. Usually, permanent teeth are not affected, but it could present signs of enamel dysplasia. Materials and Methods: A patient who was consulted at the age of 1 year and 4 months is placed under clinical observations. Further clinical explorations allowed the diagnosis of infantile melanodontie. The conservative treatment is hardly achieved and includes: frequent dental lavage; regular visits to the professional, in order to prevent abscesses: early control and treatment of all injuries, if necessary - the use of antibiotic dressing; attempts to change the oral microflora for obtaining a pH change; vitamin and mineral supplements. Results: The success realized during three years evidence consists of the lack of periapical abscesses. Conclusion: The infantile melanodontie is a major problem of child health with consequences on psychosomatic insertion in society.
metadata.dc.relation.ispartof: MedEspera: The 4th International Medical Congress for Students and Young Doctors, May 17-19, 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
URI: http://repository.usmf.md/handle/20.500.12710/19891
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