Abstract
Aim
To investigate the prevalence of molar–incisor hypomineralisation (MIH) amongst primary schoolchildren of Shiraz, Iran, taking into account the possible influence of biographic and socio-demographic parameters.
Study design and methods
A randomised cluster sample of 9- to 11-year-old children (N = 810) had their first permanent molars and incisors (index teeth) evaluated using the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry criteria for MIH. The examinations were conducted at schools by a calibrated examiner. Prevalence of MIH was assessed based on biographic and socio-demographic parameters including area of residency, school type, father’s level of education, weight-for-age and height-for-age.
Results and statistics
Of the children examined, 164/810 (20.2 %) had MIH and 53.7 % of them presented with MIH lesions in all first molars. Mild defects represented by demarcated yellow brown opacities comprised 35.5 % of the total MIH lesions. The prevalence of MIH was significantly greater in girls, children with healthy body weight and height, those whose fathers did not have a tertiary education and from families of low socio-economic status. Regression analyses indicated that none of the biographic and socio-demographic variables represented a significant risk factor in the occurrence of MIH except for body weight. Obesity was negatively correlated to MIH (OR = 0.45; 95 % CI 0.25–0.82).
Conclusions
The prevalence of MIH in a group of Iranian children was 20.2 %. Biographic and socio-demographic parameters appeared to have no significant correlation with MIH except body weight, which warrants further research.