Question 317 · LDEK · Non-carious lesions of dental hard tissues
In a 19-year-old patient clinical examination revealed generalized attrition of the teeth. Tooth crowns had a bulbous shape and were amber-brown. On X-ray shortened, thin roots and pulpal obliteration were visible. Which disease do the described signs indicate?
- A. bruxism.
- B. fluorosis.
- C. amelogenesis imperfecta.
- D. dentinogenesis imperfecta.
- E. hypophosphatasia.
Hint
Combine the amber colour, bulbous crowns and obliterated pulp spaces — which hard tissue is primarily affected?
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