AUTHOR=Vieira Alexandre R. , Modesto Adriana 

TITLE=Amelogenesis Imperfecta Enamel Changes, Amelogenin, and Dental Caries Susceptibility

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Dental Medicine

VOLUME=1

YEAR=2020

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/dental-medicine/articles/10.3389/fdmed.2020.613851

DOI=10.3389/fdmed.2020.613851

ISSN=2673-4915

ABSTRACT=<p>There is great interest in identifying the subset of individuals in the population that are more susceptible to dental caries. We proposed that a portion of these particular individuals are more susceptible to dental caries due to changes in dental enamel that are related to amelogenin genomic variation. However, apparently amelogenin function can be impacted by inflammation, and this can lead to small changes in the structure of the dental enamel that later in life increases the risk of dental caries.</p>