| Autor: |
Kuscu, OO, Caglar, E, Sandalli, N |
| Přispěvatelé: |
Kusku, O.O., Caglar, E., Sandalli, N., Yeditepe Üniversitesi, Kuscu, OO, Caglar, E, Sandalli, N |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2008 |
| Předmět: |
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| Popis: |
AIM: To our knowledge, the prevalence and aetiology of molar-incisor hypomineralisation has not been discussed nor investigated in Turkish children in Istanbul. Therefore the aim of the present study is to investigate the prevalence and aetiology of MIH in a group of children in Istanbul. DESIGN: Between April and July 2007, a retrospective clinical study was initiated at the Dept. of Paediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey. A total of 147 children aged 7-9 years visiting our clinic were examined by two calibrated paediatric dentists (kappa: 0.89). The examiners used the criteria for the diagnosis of demarcated opacities, post-eruption breakdown, atypical restorations, and extracted PFMs due to MIH developed by Weerheijm et al. RESULTS: In the present study, prevalence of MIH was 14.9%. Of the 22 children affected with MIH, 17 (77.2%) had only demarcated opacities, but no breakdown or atypical restorations. Regarding diseases in the first 3 years of life, 55% of MIH and 19.4% of non-MIH children had a disease history. 27% of MIH children had suffered from upper and lower respiratory tract infections including bronchitis. This was significantly different from non-MIH children (p |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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