causes of enamel deficiency
Enamel hypoplasia is a defect in the enamel due to. disturbance of ameloblastic function during amelogenesis. The etiology of such a disturbance may be either genetic or. environmental in nature. This case report of undetected. congenital idiopathic hypoparathyroidism emphasizes the. importance of investigating the underlying cause of these. enamel defects. Introduction. Enamel hypoplasia is a defect in enamel that arises. from a disturbance of ameloblastic function during. amelogenesis and is characterized by a reduction in. enamel thickness. Clinical manifestations may occa-. sionally appear as pitting, furrowing and absence of. enamel. L~3 Amelogenesis consists of two distinct.