"Knowledge, clinical experience, and perceived need for training regarding molar-incisor hypomineralization among a group of Egyptian dental students: a cross-sectional study"

Molar-Incisor Hypomineralization (MIH) is a common oral health condition that can lead to difficulties and complications for both dental professionals and patients. It also has a negative impact on the oral health-related quality of life. The present study aimed to assess the knowledge, clinical exp...

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Published in:BMC oral health 2022-08, Vol.22 (1), p.323-8, Article 323
Main Authors: Yehia, Alaa Mohammed, Abdelaziz, Amr M, Badran, Amira
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Beliefs, opinions and attitudes
Child
Clinical Competence
Clinical experience
Composite materials
Cross-Sectional Studies
Curricula
Dental enamel
Dental Enamel Hypoplasia - diagnosis
Dental Enamel Hypoplasia - therapy
Dental restorative materials
Dental schools
Dental students
Dentistry
Education
Egypt
Enamel
Etiology
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Hypoplasia
Incisor
Information sources
Investigations
Knowledge
Mineralization
Molar
Molar incisor hypomineralization
Need for training
Participation
Pediatric Dentistry - education
Pediatrics
Perceptions
Post-eruptive enamel breakdown
Prevalence
Quality of Life
Questionnaires
Response rates
Sample size
Social aspects
Statistical analysis
Students
Students, Dental
Surveys
Teeth
Training
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Summary:Molar-Incisor Hypomineralization (MIH) is a common oral health condition that can lead to difficulties and complications for both dental professionals and patients. It also has a negative impact on the oral health-related quality of life. The present study aimed to assess the knowledge, clinical experience, and perceived need for training of a group of Egyptian dental students regarding MIH. Paper-based survey administration method was used to collect the responses of dental students regarding their knowledge, clinical experience, and perceived need for training about MIH. The survey consisted of two sections of questions regarding clinical features, etiological factors, prevalence, materials used in treating these teeth, factors affecting the choice of restorative materials, and their preferences regarding clinical training of MIH. Descriptive statistics was used for the data analysis by using SPSS® Statistics Version 26. About two-thirds of the respondents were familiar with MIH (69.2%). The vast majority of students (87.8%) had difficulty distinguishing MIH as a developmental defect that differs from other tooth conditions (p 
ISSN:1472-6831
1472-6831
DOI:10.1186/s12903-022-02356-2