Genetic aspects of the dentinogenesis imperfecta Type II and case report

Abstract

A case of Dentinogenesis Im- perfecta in a male, 35-year-old patient is reported. The diagnosis of the disease was unclear up to here, although he was regularly assisted in dental units. According to his own report, confirmed by his father, it was possible to obtain the genealogy for five generations of his family. A literature review is performed, describing the genetic alterations and future possibilities for the treatment of this dominant autosomal disease. Key words: dentinogenesis im- perfecta, genome, genetics, here- ditary opalescent dentin.