continuous chipping of toddler's front teeths

[Katonahlady]

My 22-month-old son chipped the two upper teeth that are the next teeth after the two front teeth. I went to the dentist with him and he thinks it could be amelogenesis imperfecta. The teeth both had a pitted, discolored part six month ago, (we thought he discoloration was from iron drobs) and now the enamel of the front part is coming off very easily, but on just those two teeth (so far). If this keeps going, both those teeth are going to be down to the nerve within weeks/months.

I need to know what this could be and how to treat it best, keeping in mind that he is only 22 months. Could this be anything else than amelogenesis imperfecta? Thanks for any help.

[Smithdiana33]

Did your son end up having Amelogenesis Imperfecta?

[Smithdiana33]

Did it affect permanent teeth?

[Smithdiana33]

Did you figure out what your son had?

[Katonahlady]

Thanks for the info. So it is possible to have amelogenesis imperfecta only on certain teeth? Or can I expect that all teeth will show problems with their enamel eventually? I have not been able to find an answer to that.

So far we have seen two dentists and they both refered me to other dentists. We will see them next week. No X-rays have been taken yet. Both refered to those two affected teeth as having caries and being very soft.

[scottma]

If x-ray reveals thin  or hypocalicified enamel, combined with clinical presentation of your description,the diagnosis is consistent with amelogenesis imperfecta.The affected teeth are not necessiruily vulnarable to caries. If exposed dentin wears down excessively, crown may be the treatment of choice.