Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development
  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue: 12

Prevalence of Molar Incisor Hypomineralization among School Children Aged 9 to 12 Years in Virajpet, Karnataka, India

  • Author:
  • M.R. Pooja1,, Jithesh Jain2, S.R. Ananda2, Bhakti Jaduram Sadhu3, Rohit A. Nair4, Keerthan Shashidhar5
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 342 to 346

1Post Graduate Student, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences, Virajpet,

2Professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences, Virajpet,

3Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences, Virajpet,

4PhD Scholar, A.B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore

5Assistant Professor, Deparment of Orthodontics and Orthopedics, Subbaiah Institute of Dental Sciences, Shivamogga, Karnataka, India

*Corresponding Author: Dr. Pooja M.R. Post Graduate, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences, Virajpet, Karnataka, India, Pin- 571218, Phone Number: 7760789009, 9164509009, e-mail: poojarai93@gmail.com

Online published on 31 March, 2020.

Abstract

To determine the prevalence of molar incisor hypomineralization among school children aged 9 to 12 years in virajpet, Karnataka.

This cross-sectional descriptive study consisted of 1600 school children aged 9–12 years selected by stratified cluster sampling procedure. The European Academy of Pediatric Dentistry criteria were followed for MIH diagnosis. Chi-square test was used toanalyze the categorical data. P ≤ 0.05 was considered for statistical significance.

The prevalence of MIH is 13.12% with no gender predilection. 10 year old children showed the highest prevalence (15%) among all the age group. Majority of children with MIH (70.2%) have lesions in both molars and incisors with demarcated opacities and atypical restorations being the most frequent defect type.

Prevalence of MIH was 13.12% in the 9–12 year child population in Virajpet. There is a need for a properplanned preventive and restorative program with regard to the increasing prevalence of MIH.

Keywords

First permanent molar, Developmental Defects, Hypomineralization, Post eruptive breakdown, Incisors