Is there a rise of prevalence for Molar Incisor Hypomineralization? A meta-analysis of published data.

ABSTRACT: Since Molar Incisor Hypomineralization was first described as a pathologic entity, public perception often suggests a considerable rise in prevalence of the respective disease. Since there are still considerable doubts regarding the etiology and-accordingly-prevention of MIH and respective therapeutic approaches are difficult this question is of considerable clinical and public interest. Accordingly, a systematic literature search in accordance with the PRISMA guidelines for systematic reviews on Medline, Cochrane Database, EMBASE, LILACS, Web of Science, Google scholar, Scopus was performed to retrieve original articles reporting the prevalence of MIH as defined by the European Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (EAPD). From initially 2360 retrieved titles, 344 full texts were assessed for po

SUBMITTER: Sluka B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10809700 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature