Association between developmental defects of enamel and dental caries

Burns, J. C.; Hollands, Kate

doi:10.1038/sj.ebd.6401111

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“…Some of these subjects will have their original DDE obliterated by caries, restoration or extraction. Burns & Holland 37 concluded, based on their meta-analysis of studies assessing this relationship among 8–19-year-olds, that the positive correlation between caries and enamel defects may be considered to be a potential predictor of caries due to similar risk factors.…”

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“…Due to the difficulty to differentiate between molars and incisors hypomineralisation and caries, misclassification bias could be taken into account. On the other hand, the tooth- and surface-related recording of MIH-related defects and restorations—which has been used in caries epidemiological trials for decades—is another step forward helping to determine precisely the extent and severity of MIH 37 . It should be emphasized that there is a standardization of the classification used in the study 42 , 43 .…”

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Developmental enamel defects and their relationship with caries in adolescents aged 18 years

Olczak‐Kowalczyk

Krämer

Gozdowski

et al. 2023

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Randomly selected 1,611 individuals aged 18 years formed a nationally representative sample from all provinces of Poland. Developmental defects of the enamel (DDE) and caries were assessed using the modified DDE index, molar incisor hypomineralisation (MIH) Treatment Need Index (MIH-TNI), FDI and WHO criteria by 22 trained and calibrated dentists. T-test was used for comparing group means. A simple and multiple logistic regression tests were used to assess the relationship between DDE and caries severity expressed as DMFT (p < 0.05). The prevalence of DDE was 13.7%. Demarcated opacities (DEO) were the most frequent (9.65%); 4% had diffuse opacities (DIO) and 1.5% had hypoplasia. MIH was diagnosed in 0.6% patients. The prevalence of caries was 93.2%, with mean DMFT of 6.50 ± 4.22. The DMFT value was 7.52 ± 4.77 in the group of patients with demarcated opacities (DEO); 7.85 ± 4.74 with diffuse opacities (DIO) and 7.56 ± 4.57 with enamel hypoplasia, respectively. There was a significant relationship between caries severity and DDE (p < 0.001), DEO (p = 0.001) and DIO (p = 0.038), and between DDE and DMFT index (p < 0.001). The results obtained in the study proved the significant relationship between DDE and DMFT in 18-year-olds, the assessment of which was the aim of the study.

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