Enamel Hypocalcification is a defect of tooth enamel in which normal amounts of enamel are produced but are hypomineralized. In this defect the enamel is softer than normal. Local trauma or abscess formation can adversely affect the ameloblasts overlying a developing crown, resulting in enamel hypocalcification. Any alterations during formation of tooth structure, mainly on anterior teeth, are known to severely compromise esthetics. This article presents a case report in which the restorative treatment sequence of anterior teeth affected by enamel hypoplasia demonstrating the use of a hybrid composite resin to mask the enamel defects and to rehabilitate a patients smile.
Keywords: Developmental defects of teeth, 7th generation bonding agent, enamel defects, enamel hypocalcification.