What are the different types of developmental dental abnormalities?


Children may be born with the following types of developmental dental abnormalities:

? Supernumerary teeth, which are teeth that develop in addition to the normal number of teeth
? Smaller teeth than normal for the dental arch (microdontia)
? Teeth that have fused together at the root
? Teeth that have extremely thin or missing enamel (amelogenesis imperfecta)
? Teeth with enamel stained by the use of the antibiotic tetracycline or fluoride

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