Linear Enamel Hypoplasia (IMAGE)

University of South Carolina

Linear Enamel Hypoplasia

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Horizontal grooves in skeletal teeth (linear enamel hypoplasia) are an indication of physiological stress on an individual in early childhood, between six months and six years of age.

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Sharon DeWitte

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