A classification of dysplastic forms of dentin.

Considerable effort has been made in the past to describe the morphologic changes in dentin which characterize various developmental disturbances of teeth. However, there appears to be no previous attempt to describe the spectrum of changes which may be exhibited by abnormal dentin. This paper presents a classification of dysplastic forms of dentin with definitions and illustrations of each abnormality. The classification was derived from reviewing the literature and from a study of 82 odontomas, examples of specific developmental disorders of dentin, regional odontodysplasia, and systemic conditions affecting dentin.