Dentinogenesis imperfecta

A novel

DSPPmutation causes dentinogenesis imperfecta type II in a large Mongolian family. Clinical analysis of dentinogenesis imperfecta type II (DGI-II). The proband (IV5) is a man aged 32. His permanent teeth showed a shade of brown and almost complete attrition of the enamel layer without a history of periapical infections(a and b). Dentition of the 5-year-old son of the proband. His primary teeth had shown normal timing of eruption, but shortly thereafter become brownish and small due to cracking of the enamel and attrition of dentin. At the time of examination, his first permanent molars had just emerged and still showed an intact enamel(c and d).