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Intra-oral image before treatment.
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F1
The crowns of his teeth had normal morphologic characteristics, but the color of his teeth was slightly more yellow than expected for a patient of his age (Figure 1, Figure 2, Figure 3).
View of maxillary teeth before treatment.
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F2
The crowns of his teeth had normal morphologic characteristics, but the color of his teeth was slightly more yellow than expected for a patient of his age (Figure 1, Figure 2, Figure 3).
View of mandibular teeth before treatment.
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F3
The crowns of his teeth had normal morphologic characteristics, but the color of his teeth was slightly more yellow than expected for a patient of his age (Figure 1, Figure 2, Figure 3).
Panoramic radiography before treatment.
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F4
The left maxillary and mandibular canine teeth were impacted and located horizontally in panoramic view (Figure 4).
In histopathologic examination, a variable thickness of non-keratinized stratified squamous epithelium with arch-shaped appearance is evident (x40).
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F5
Extravasated red blood cells and hemosiderin pigments were also seen (Figure 5).
Ground section view with stereomicroscope showing normal coronal dentin and irregular dentine obliterating the pulp chamber.
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F6
The ground section was examined with a stereomicroscope: the superficial dentin of the crown appeared normal, but the pulp chamber was obliterated by an unusual type of calcified material consisting of dentin, and deeper layers of dentin had an atypical tubular pattern (Figure 6).