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Developmental defects of dental hard tissues comprise a comprehensive field within dentistry that exposes the dentists to great challenges in terms of diagnostics and treatment decisions. Distinguishing between normal and pathological dental development requires careful evaluation of the patient, including medical, dental and family history, and clinical and radiographic examination. All important information needs to be gathered and seen in a context to be able to make the right (or the most likely) diagnosis, which can be either of genetic or acquired origin. When the diagnosis is made the treatment plan needs to be decided in a systematic way and with a long-term perspective. In many cases patients with dental developmental defects have a long course of dental treatment ahead. Therefore, it is of outmost importance that the dentist has the knowledge and the understanding that is needed to give the patient the best possible treatment. The patient’s perspective is important when treatment decisions are to be made. In the most complicated cases there is often a need for a coordinating dentist with special skills (preferably a pedodontist, if available) who is able to organize cooperation between relevant specialists in other disciplines of dentistry. In this article we have focused on the most important aspects related to the diagnosis and treatment of the most frequently occurring dental developmental defects.

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