Diagnosis, planning and treatment of opaque dental enamel spots: case report and 4 years follow-up

Márcio Grama Hoeppner, Gláucia Tazima, Fabio Martins Salomão, Adrieli Burey, Paulo Eduardo Damasceno Melo

The demand for aesthetic dental treatments is increasing. The aim of this paper is to present a case report and discuss the treatment performed to solve the problem of color alteration in teeth with deep, opaque and well defined spots. It can be concluded that tooth bleaching, followed by mechanical removal of the opaque areas and restoration with composite resin, by the stratified technique, was a conduct with immediate resoluteness for solving the complaints of the patient and longitudinally proven after 4 years follow-up.

Keywords: Dental enamel hypoplasia. Esthetics, dental. Composite resins. Dental restoration, permanent.

How to cite: Hoeppner MG, Tazima G, Salomão FM, Burey A, Melo PED. Diagnosis, planning and treatment of opaque dental enamel spots: case report and 4 years follow-up. J Clin Dent Res. 2016 Oct-Dec;13(4):79-87. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14436/2447-911x.13.4.79-87.oar

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