Estrogen receptor gene is associated with dental fluorosis in Brazilian children.

M DalledoneA S CunhaL A RamazzottoG D PecharkiP Nelson-FilhoR ScariotP C TrevilattoA R VieiraErika C KüchlerJoão Armando Brancher

Published in: Clinical oral investigations (2018)

Dental fluorosis is an important condition that affects the mineralized tissues of the teeth. In severe cases, the treatment takes time and is extremely costly. This research provides evidences that there are genetic factors involved in dental fluorosis and will help professionals to plan more precise strategies to reduce dental fluorosis occurrence.

Keyphrases

oral health
estrogen receptor
genome wide
gene expression
risk assessment
copy number
transcription factor
smoking cessation
cone beam computed tomography