biostudies-literatureUnknown9(11)Cagetti MG<i>Background</i>: A prompt and accurate diagnosis of developmental defects of enamel (DDE) is mandatory for proper treatment management. This cross-sectional survey, designed and carried out using anonymous self-administered questionnaires, aimed to assess dental and dental hygiene students' knowledge and their capability to identify different enamel development defects. <i>Methods</i>: The questionnaire consisted of twenty-eight closed-ended questions. Two different samples of undergraduate students were selected and enrolled: a group of dental hygiene (GDH) students and a group of dental (GD) students. A multivariate logistic regression was performed by adopting the correct answers as explanatory variables to assess the difference between the two groups. <i>Results</i>: Overall, 301 comChildren (Basel, Switzerland)1759https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9688626biostudies-literatureDental and Dental Hygiene Students' Knowledge and Capacity to Discriminate the Developmental Defects of Enamel: A Self-Submitted Questionnaire Survey.PMC9688626Maspero CCagetti MGBisanti ASalerno CCampus GTartaglia GMBonta GfalseDental and Dental Hygiene Students' Knowledge and Capacity to Discriminate the Developmental Defects of Enamel: A Self-Submitted Questionnaire Survey.<i>Background</i>: A prompt and accurate diagnosis of developmental defects of enamel (DDE) is mandatory for proper treatment management. This cross-sectional survey, designed and carried out using anonymous self-administered questionnaires, aimed to assess dental and dental hygiene students' knowledge and their capability to identify different enamel development defects. <i>Methods</i>: The questionnaire consisted of twenty-eight closed-ended questions. Two different samples of undergraduate students were selected and enrolled: a group of dental hygiene (GDH) students and a group of dental (GD) students. A multivariate logistic regression was performed by adopting the correct answers as explanatory variables to assess the difference between the two groups. <i>Results</i>: Overall, 301 com2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Nov2025-04-19T16:13:24.901Z2025-04-19T16:13:24.901ZS-EPMC96886263642120810.3390/children9111759