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Dentinogenesis imperfecta. A new perspective
Author(s) -
Gage J. P.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
australian dental journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1834-7819
pISSN - 0045-0421
DOI - 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1985.tb02510.x
Subject(s) - dentinogenesis imperfecta , osteogenesis imperfecta , dentinogenesis , abnormality , medicine , perspective (graphical) , dentistry , pathology , dentin , odontoblast , computer science , artificial intelligence , psychiatry
A bstract — ‐Recent knowledge of collagen biochemistry has increased dramatically with current concepts of its biosynthesis and structure, strengthening the belief that osteogenesis imperfecta and dentinogenesis imperfecta syndromes are basically molecular collagen defects of Type I collagen. The information presently available from studies on dentine collagen indicate a need for the reclassification of the genetic abnormality known as dentinogenesis imperfecta.