Topical fluoride treatments in the form of gel or varnish are effective in preventing tooth decay in children and adults with enamel defects from enamel hypoplasia and related conditions.

It is usually a harmless condition that only tends to develop before the teeth break through the gums. Another common cause is enamel hypoplasia. This condition occurs when a person’s teeth ...

For all the cool regenerative tricks the human body can do, it’s kind of weird that we only have one shot at tooth enamel with no way to get it back. That may be about to change, as researchers ...

Background: No evidence about damage caused by ball-ended probes on tooth is available. No study compared probing defects caused ... marks with discontinuity, 4) enamel break-offs.