Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.15644/asc47/4/1
Possible Medical Aetiological Factors and Characteristics of Molar Incisor Hypomineralisation in a Group of Turkish Children
Basak Durmus
; Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Marmara University Dentistry Faculty, Turkey
Zerrin Abbasoglu
; Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Marmara University Dentistry Faculty, Turkey
Betul Kargul
; Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Marmara University Dentistry Faculty, Turkey
Abstract
Objective: To determine the clinical characteristics and possible medical causes of molar incisor hypomineralisation (MIH) in a group of Turkish children. Materials and Methods: A total of 228 children aged 7–14 years were examined in the Department of Paediatric Dentistry Dental School of Marmara University. Prenatal and postnatal medical data were recorded using a questionnaire. Results: MIH was observed in 54 (24%) children, 41 (76%) of whom had only demarcated opacities (grade 1). Eight (15%) children had atypical restoration (grade 2), and at least one post-eruptive breakdown (grade 3) was observed in five (9%) children. MIH affected molars (55%) more frequently than incisors (45%; P < 0.001). Prenatal bronchitis and hypertension were frequent in the MIH group. No significant difference in medical history during the first 3 years of life was observed between the MIH and non-MIH groups, except prolonged medicament consumption and asthma in the MIH group (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Although the aetiology of MIH remains unclear, constant medicament consumption and asthma during the first 3 years of life were reported frequently in children with MIH.
Keywords
Tooth Demineralization; Molar; Incisor
Hrčak ID:
112870
URI
Publication date:
20.12.2013.
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