Prevalence, aetiology, and treatment of molar incisor hypomineralization in children living in Izmir City (Turkey)

Background Molar incisor hypomineralization (MIH) is frequent in children and etiology is different. Aim The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence, severity, and risk factors of MIH and to investigate the relationship between the severity of the defect in the teeth affected by MIH and th...

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Published in:International journal of paediatric dentistry 2019-11, Vol.29 (6), p.775-782
Main Authors: Kılınç, Gülser, Çetin, Müjdet, Köse, Berk, Ellidokuz, Hülya
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Asthma
birth week
Birth weight
birthweight
Bronchitis
Child
Children
Dental enamel
Dental Enamel Hypoplasia
Dentistry
Etiology
Female
Fever
high fever
Humans
Incisor
Infant, Newborn
Mineralization
Molar
molar incisor hypomineralization
Pregnancy
Prevalence
Risk factors
Statistical analysis
Teeth
Turkey
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Summary:Background Molar incisor hypomineralization (MIH) is frequent in children and etiology is different. Aim The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence, severity, and risk factors of MIH and to investigate the relationship between the severity of the defect in the teeth affected by MIH and the risk factors. Design The study included patients at the age range of 9 and 10 years, who were admitted to the clinic of paediatric dentistry in Dokuz Eylul University and had four‐first molar teeth (FMT) and eight incisor teeth eruptions in the jaws. The presence of only demarcated opacities in one or several FMT and incisor teeth was defined as MIH1, and the presence of post‐eruptive breakdown (PEB), atypical restorations, and extracted teeth was defined as MIH2. Results MIH was detected in 142 (11.5%) of 1237 children. Although there was no statistically significant difference between upper and lower FPM and the occurrence of MIH (P 
ISSN:0960-7439
1365-263X
DOI:10.1111/ipd.12508