Scanning electron microscopic investigation of the smeared layer on root canal walls

1984 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 477-483 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carson L. Mader ◽  
J. Craig Baumgartner ◽  
Donald D. Peters
Keyword(s):  
Root Canal ◽  
Microscopic Investigation ◽  
Electron Microscopic Investigation ◽  
Electron Microscopic ◽  
Scanning Electron Microscopic ◽  
Scanning Electron

Amelogenesis imperfecta: a scanning electron microscopic and histopathologic study

2002 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 327-335 ◽  
Author(s):  
Figen Seymen ◽  
Basak Kiziltan
Keyword(s):  
Primary Teeth ◽  
Microscopic Investigation ◽  
Electron Microscopic Investigation ◽  
Amelogenesis Imperfecta ◽  
Pulp Tissue ◽  
Electron Microscopic ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Scanning Electron Microscopic ◽  
Hereditary Defect ◽  
Scanning Electron

Amelogenesis imperfecta (AI) is a hereditary defect in enamel formation affecting both primary and permanent dentition. Scanning electron microscopic investigation is one of the most effective methods in diagnosing and identifying the type of amelogenesis imperfecta. The aim of this study was to investigate the ultrastructure of different types of amelogenesis imperfecta enamel. The primary teeth of three children with AI aged 4, 10 and 11-years-old were studied by scanning electron microscopy and irregular enamel, irregularities in enamel crystallites, hypoplastic areas on the enamel surface were seen. Histopathological evaluation revealed predentin areas with irregular canaliculi between normal dentin and internal resorption areas in the pulp tissue. Conclusively, in amelogenesis imperfecta, enamel tissue is mostly affected besides minor defects in dentinal and pulpal tissue.

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