Dysosteosclerosis: a case with unique dental findings and SEM evaluation of a hypoplastic tooth.

J Clin Pediatr Dent 23(4):347-52 (1999) PMID 10551137

A ten-year-old boy, who had the typical dental findings of dysosteosclerosis such as yellowish, hypoplastic teeth, retarded eruption, which upon eruption, decayed rapidly, is presented. To date this is the first known case reported with a congenital absence of the first permanent molars. Furthermore, SEM evaluation of the enamel and dentin was performed on a tooth from a patient with dysosteosclerosis for the first time. These studies showed weak ultrastructural compositions due to irregular calcification.