AMELOGENESIS IMPERFECTA IN SIBLINGS - A REPORT OF TWO CASES.

Abstract

Amelogenesis imperfecta (AI) is a diverse collection of inherited diseases that exhibit quantitative or qualitative tooth enamel defects in the absence of systemic manifestations. This defect is entirely ectodermal, since mesodermal components of the teeth are basically normal. The Al trait can be transmitted by either autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, or X- linked modes of inheritance with more than one person affected in the family. This article describes amelogenesis imperfecta in two sisters with detailed clinical and radiological findings.