Developmental and Acquired Abnormalities of the Teeth

Abeer AlHadidi; Phoebe Pui Ying Lam; Yazan Hassona

doi:10.1016/j.cden.2023.09.001

Developmental and Acquired Abnormalities of the Teeth

Dent Clin North Am. 2024 Apr;68(2):227-245. doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2023.09.001. Epub 2023 Oct 29.

Authors

Abeer AlHadidi¹, Phoebe Pui Ying Lam², Yazan Hassona³

Affiliations

¹ Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Radiology, and Medicine, NYU College of Dentistry, 345 East 24th Street, New York, NY 10010, USA; School of Dentistry, The University of Jordan, Queen Rania Street, Amman, Jordan 11942. Electronic address: aa11678@nyu.edu.
² The University of Hong Kong, Prince Philip Dental Hospital, 34 Hospital Road, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong.
³ School of Dentistry, The University of Jordan, Queen Rania Street, Amman, Jordan 11942; School of Dentistry, Al Ahliyya University.

PMID: 38417988
DOI: 10.1016/j.cden.2023.09.001

Abstract

This review aims to present a detailed analysis of the most common developmental and acquired dental abnormalities, including caries, resorptive lesions, and congenital anomalies of teeth number, size, form, and structure. This review highlights how diagnostic imaging can aid in the accurate identification and management of these conditions.

Keywords: Caries; Congenital anomalies of teeth; Oral and maxillofacial radiology; Resorptive lesions.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Dental Caries* / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Tooth Abnormalities* / diagnostic imaging
Tooth Abnormalities* / epidemiology