dc.contributor.author | Kopperud, Simen E | |
dc.contributor.author | Pedersen, Cecilie G | |
dc.contributor.author | Espelid, Ivar | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-07-19T03:50:36Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-07-19T03:50:36Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
dc.identifier.citation | BMC Oral Health. 2016 Jul 04;17(1):3 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10852/50638 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background
The study aimed to explore the variability between the treatment decisions dentists make for MIH-affected teeth.
Methods
In 2009, a pre-coded questionnaire was sent electronically to all dentists employed by the Public Dental Service (PDS) in Norway (n = 1061). The questions were related to treatment of MIH-affected teeth, including three patient cases illustrated by photographs and written case descriptions.
Results
Replies were obtained from 61.5 % of the respondents after two reminders. In the first case, showing a newly erupted first permanent molar with moderate hypomineralization and no disintegration of the surface enamel, the preferred treatment among the majority of the respondents (53.5 %) was application of fluoride varnish, while 19.6 % would seal the fissure with GIC material. In the second case, showing a severely damaged first permanent molar in a six year old child, more than half of the respondents (57.5 %) would place a conventional glass ionomer restoration and 10.5 % would use a stainless steel crown (SSC). In the third case, showing a severely damaged permanent first molar in a nine year old child, 43.8 % of the dentists would remove only the parts with soft, damaged enamel; while 35.2 % would remove more and 21.0 % would remove all affected enamel and leave the cavity margins in sound enamel.
Conclusions
The survey shows that there is a wide disparity between clinicians’ views on how MIH affected teeth should be treated. In a severely affected first permanent molar, only a minority of dentists would remove as much tooth substance as needed to get the full benefit of the acid etch pattern in sound enamel. | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.rights | The Author(s). | |
dc.rights | Attribution 4.0 International | |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
dc.title | Treatment decisions on Molar-Incisor Hypomineralization (MIH) by Norwegian dentists – a questionnaire study | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.date.updated | 2016-07-19T03:50:37Z | |
dc.creator.author | Kopperud, Simen E | |
dc.creator.author | Pedersen, Cecilie G | |
dc.creator.author | Espelid, Ivar | |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12903-016-0237-5 | |
dc.identifier.urn | URN:NBN:no-54160 | |
dc.type.document | Tidsskriftartikkel | |
dc.type.peerreviewed | Peer reviewed | |
dc.identifier.fulltext | Fulltext https://www.duo.uio.no/bitstream/handle/10852/50638/1/12903_2016_Article_237.pdf | |
dc.type.version | PublishedVersion | |
cristin.articleid | 3 | |