Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Alliance of Molar Incisor Hypomineralization Investigation and Treatment, Munich, Almanya, 30 Kasım - 03 Aralık 2022, ss.3
Aim: To assess the impact of MIH on OHRQoL in schoolchildren with MIH in the West Mediterranean
region of Turkey.
Methods: This study was conducted with a group of 50 children aged 8-15 years presenting MIH from
patients referred to Akdeniz University Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry. The
translated form of Child Oral Health Impact Profile- Short Form 19 (COHIP SF-19) was used to evaluate
OHRQoL. MIH was diagnosed according to the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry (EAPD)
criteria. Demographic and socioeconomic data (DSE) were obtained from the children`s parents/caregivers
using a structured questionnaire.
Results: The mean COHIP-SF19 score was 57 ± 8.7. There was no significant difference between age-
gender and COHIP-SF19 scores of children. There was a significant difference between the number of
teeth with MIH and COHIP-SF19 total, COHIP-SF19 Oral health subscale values. Likewise, a significant
difference was found between the number of anterior teeth with MIH and the total Oral health subscale and
total COHIP-SF19 values. Furthermore 50% of children with MIH had bleeding gums, 16% had difficulty
eating foods and 32% had difficulty keeping their teeth clean. Only 8% of children with MIH had been
unhappy or sad because of their teeth and 14% felt that they look different because of their teeth. These
results showing that MIH has negative impact OHRQoL.
Conclusion: MIH is a common enamel condition, presenting with incisor opacities, which may be of
psychosocial concern to children. It is encouraging that dental professionals seem to be aware of the
negative psychosocial impacts experienced by some children with enamel opacities, and that children feel
able to describe them.