A~~i~~( .~-D e n t i n a l voids in the permanent teeth of sixteen children were detected over an eighteen-month period. The lesions were apparently present prior to tooth eruption and their radiographic appearances closely resembled that of dentinal caries. All lesions were found beneath fissures or pits suggesting a developmental aetiology. Their relationship to caries susceptible sites makes the lesions particularly prone to caries involvement.
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