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Enamel Pitting
Author(s) -
MLYNARCZYK GREG
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1991.tb37783.x
Subject(s) - annals , citation , library science , sign (mathematics) , art history , art , classics , computer science , mathematics , mathematical analysis
Dental enamel pitting as a diagnostic sign of tuberous sclerosis (TSC) is explored and a protocol for the oral examination of patients and individuals at risk is described. In the study, 50 patients with TSC and 250 control patients were examined for dental enamel pitting. A simple clinical protocol was established for examination using a dental disclosing solution swabbed on dry teeth. The incidence of enamel pitting in the adult dentition of patients with TSC was 100%, whereas that in the adult dentition of the control group was 7%. The simplicity of the test and the high probability of occurrence in TSC make it an important tool in the diagnosis of this serious genetic disease.