Prevalence and distribution of developmental enamel defects in the primary dentition of pre-school children Prevalência e distribuição de defeitos de desenvolvimento de esmalte na dentição decídua de pré-escolares

• Main Authors: Sandra Espíndola Lunardelli (Author), Marco Aurélio Peres (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2005-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Developmental defects of the enamel (D.D.E.) are changes in the deciduous dentition that have been little studied in Brazil, although they lead to aesthetic problems, dental sensitivity and may be predictors of dental caries. The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence and distributio...