Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with discolored teeth diagnosed with dentin dysplasia
By Hutt, Jason P et al.·Published in Journal of veterinary dentistry·2021·Animal Dental Center, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Generalized Dentin Dysplasia in a Four-Year-old dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 4-year-old dog was brought in with discolored teeth, which raised concerns about dental health. The vet discovered that the dog had a genetic condition called generalized dentin dysplasia, leading to abnormal tooth development and discoloration. Most of the dog's teeth were still healthy despite their appearance. The vet recommended monitoring the dog's dental health and included this condition in the list of possible causes for tooth discoloration.
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Abstract
Dentin dysplasia is an autosomal-dominant genetic abnormality that occurs in humans and results in diffuse radiographic dental abnormalities and variable tooth discoloration due to an underlying defect in secondary dentinogenesis. This case report presents distinctive radiographic and histopathologic dental abnormalities in a dog that are consistent with generalized dentin dysplasia. These findings are similar to but not completely analogous to any specific clinical type of dentin dysplasia in humans. Grossly, the majority of the teeth in this case were discolored and most were determined to be vital. Dentin dysplasia should be included in the list of differential diagnoses of discolored teeth and notably this form of discoloration does not necessarily indicate loss of vitality.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34723683/