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Podcast: Ask the Dentist with Dr. Mark Burhenne
Episode: Episode #45: What Is Enamel Hypoplasia?
Description: Hearing that your child has enamel hypoplasia can be incredibly distressing, for both the parent and the dentist! Today Dr. B talks to us about what enamel hypoplasia means, why dentists start sweating when they see it, and why it isn’t your fault as a parent. We hear how to identify enamel hypoplasia, and the tools you will need to keep an eye on it, as well as the potential outcomes of leaving it untreated. Dr. B discusses the various causes of enamel hypoplasia commonly listed in textbooks, and the causes that he and Dr. Staci Whitman have observed th...