Enamel hypoplasia
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Enamel hypoplasia is the defect of the teeth in which the tooth enamel
is hard but thin and deficient in amount. This is caused by defective enamel matrix formation with a deficiency in the cementing substance.
Tooth enamel
Tooth enamel, along with dentin, cementum, and dental pulp is one of the four major tissues that make up the tooth in vertebrates. It is the hardest and most highly mineralized substance in the human body. Tooth enamel is also found in the dermal denticles of sharks...
is hard but thin and deficient in amount. This is caused by defective enamel matrix formation with a deficiency in the cementing substance.