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CASE REPORT
Different applicabilities of the etch–bleach–seal technique for treating opacities on permanent incisor damage by molar incisor hypomineralisation in three young patients
  1. Tony Prud’homme1,2,
  2. Isabelle Hyon2,
  3. Sylvie Dajean Trutaud1,2,
  4. Serena Lopez Cazaux1,2
  1. 1Département d’Odontologie Pédiatrique, Faculté de Chirurgie Dentaire, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France
  2. 2Service d’Odontologie Conservatrice et Pédiatrique, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes, Nantes, France
  1. Correspondence to Dr Serena Lopez Cazaux, serena.lopez-cazaux{at}univ-nantes.fr

Summary

Enamel opacity on anterior teeth can be prejudicial for the aesthetic appearance of affected patients. Patients with molar incisor hypomineralisation, for example, present opacities that can range from discrete white mottling to extensive yellow-brown discolourations. They can request a treatment to improve their aesthetic conditions. Many techniques have been considered to manage this condition. Wright developed a technique called etch–bleach–seal, which showed promising results for the management of anterior enamel opacities. The aims of this report are to present this technique and to analyse its benefits and inconveniences.

  • dentistry and oral medicine
  • mouth
  • paediatrics

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Footnotes

  • TP' and IH contributed equally.

  • Contributors IH and SLC have managed the patients. TP and IH have drafted the work. SDT and SLC revised it critically for important intellectual content.

  • Competing interests None declared.

  • Patient consent Guardian consent obtained.

  • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.