Maternal deficiency of vitamin A could result in what effect in relation to fetal or infant tooth development?

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Vitamin A plays a role in cellular replication and differentiation, and in the instance of maternal deficiency, this could result in decreases in odontoblast differentiation and epithelial differentiation, tooth morphogenesis dysfunction, and decreased mineralization of the tooth.Decreased tooth size may result from maternal protein or calorie malnutrition or iodine deficiency.Salivary gland dysfunction may occur from deficiencies of iron or protein and calories.Mottling results from excessive fluoride provision.

Maternal Deficiency of Vitamin a Could Result in What Effect