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Abnormal number of incisors

MedGen UID:
869135
•Concept ID:
C4023554
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonym: Abnormal number of front teeth
 
HPO: HP:0011064

Definition

The presence of an altered number of the incisor teeth. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Prevalence and management of patients with hypodontia: A cross-sectional study.
Elsherif N, Rodriguez J, Ahmed F
J Orthod 2022 Sep;49(3):332-337. Epub 2021 Dec 14 doi: 10.1177/14653125211065457. PMID: 34903073
Hypodontia: An Update on Its Etiology, Classification, and Clinical Management.
Al-Ani AH, Antoun JS, Thomson WM, Merriman TR, Farella M
Biomed Res Int 2017;2017:9378325. Epub 2017 Mar 19 doi: 10.1155/2017/9378325. PMID: 28401166Free PMC Article
Clinical recommendations for management of mesiodens and unerupted permanent maxillary central incisors.
Ayers E, Kennedy D, Wiebe C
Eur Arch Paediatr Dent 2014 Dec;15(6):421-8. Epub 2014 Jul 4 doi: 10.1007/s40368-014-0132-1. PMID: 24994110

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Management of initial carious lesions of hypomineralized molars (MIH) with silver diamine fluoride or silver-modified atraumatic restorative treatment (SMART): 1-year results of a prospective, randomized clinical trial.
Ballikaya E, Ünverdi GE, Cehreli ZC
Clin Oral Investig 2022 Feb;26(2):2197-2205. Epub 2021 Nov 6 doi: 10.1007/s00784-021-04236-5. PMID: 34743243Free PMC Article
An update of the aetiological factors involved in molar incisor hypomineralisation (MIH): a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Garot E, Rouas P, Somani C, Taylor GD, Wong F, Lygidakis NA
Eur Arch Paediatr Dent 2022 Feb;23(1):23-38. Epub 2021 Jun 24 doi: 10.1007/s40368-021-00646-x. PMID: 34164793
Restoration of teeth affected by molar-incisor hypomineralisation: a systematic review.
Weber KR, Wierichs RJ, Meyer-Lueckel H, Flury S
Swiss Dent J 2021 Dec 6;131(12):988-997. Epub 2021 Mar 25 doi: 10.61872/sdj-2021-12-764. PMID: 33764037
Molar incisor hypomineralisation.
Taylor GD
Evid Based Dent 2017 Mar;18(1):15-16. doi: 10.1038/sj.ebd.6401219. PMID: 28338027
Etiology of molar incisor hypomineralization - A systematic review.
Silva MJ, Scurrah KJ, Craig JM, Manton DJ, Kilpatrick N
Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 2016 Aug;44(4):342-53. Epub 2016 Apr 28 doi: 10.1111/cdoe.12229. PMID: 27121068

Diagnosis

The prevalence and characteristics of and the association between MIH and HSPM in South-Western France.
Estivals J, Fahd C, Baillet J, Rouas P, Manton DJ, Garot E
Int J Paediatr Dent 2023 May;33(3):298-304. Epub 2022 Dec 27 doi: 10.1111/ipd.13040. PMID: 36511101
Management of initial carious lesions of hypomineralized molars (MIH) with silver diamine fluoride or silver-modified atraumatic restorative treatment (SMART): 1-year results of a prospective, randomized clinical trial.
Ballikaya E, Ünverdi GE, Cehreli ZC
Clin Oral Investig 2022 Feb;26(2):2197-2205. Epub 2021 Nov 6 doi: 10.1007/s00784-021-04236-5. PMID: 34743243Free PMC Article
An update of the aetiological factors involved in molar incisor hypomineralisation (MIH): a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Garot E, Rouas P, Somani C, Taylor GD, Wong F, Lygidakis NA
Eur Arch Paediatr Dent 2022 Feb;23(1):23-38. Epub 2021 Jun 24 doi: 10.1007/s40368-021-00646-x. PMID: 34164793
Epidemiology of Erosive Tooth Wear, Dental Fluorosis and Molar Incisor Hypomineralization in the American Continent.
Martignon S, Bartlett D, Manton DJ, Martinez-Mier EA, Splieth C, Avila V
Caries Res 2021;55(1):1-11. Epub 2021 Jan 13 doi: 10.1159/000512483. PMID: 33440378
Molar incisor hypomineralisation (MIH) training manual for clinical field surveys and practice.
Ghanim A, Silva MJ, Elfrink MEC, Lygidakis NA, Mariño RJ, Weerheijm KL, Manton DJ
Eur Arch Paediatr Dent 2017 Aug;18(4):225-242. Epub 2017 Jul 18 doi: 10.1007/s40368-017-0293-9. PMID: 28721667

Therapy

Efficacy of a modified twin block appliance compared with the traditional twin block appliance in children with hyperdivergent mandibular retrognathia: protocol for a single-centre, single-blind, randomised controlled trial.
Liu A, Zhang W, Zhang W, Shi S, Chen Z, Liu Y, Lu Y
BMJ Open 2023 Nov 27;13(11):e071959. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-071959. PMID: 38011986Free PMC Article
The prevalence and characteristics of and the association between MIH and HSPM in South-Western France.
Estivals J, Fahd C, Baillet J, Rouas P, Manton DJ, Garot E
Int J Paediatr Dent 2023 May;33(3):298-304. Epub 2022 Dec 27 doi: 10.1111/ipd.13040. PMID: 36511101
How is the quality of the available evidence on molar-incisor hypomineralization treatment? An overview of systematic reviews.
Gevert MV, Soares R, Wambier LM, Ribeiro AE, Avais LS, de Souza JF, Chibinski ACR
Clin Oral Investig 2022 Oct;26(10):5989-6002. Epub 2022 Jul 6 doi: 10.1007/s00784-022-04612-9. PMID: 35790597
Management of initial carious lesions of hypomineralized molars (MIH) with silver diamine fluoride or silver-modified atraumatic restorative treatment (SMART): 1-year results of a prospective, randomized clinical trial.
Ballikaya E, Ünverdi GE, Cehreli ZC
Clin Oral Investig 2022 Feb;26(2):2197-2205. Epub 2021 Nov 6 doi: 10.1007/s00784-021-04236-5. PMID: 34743243Free PMC Article
Global burden of molar incisor hypomineralization.
Schwendicke F, Elhennawy K, Reda S, Bekes K, Manton DJ, Krois J
J Dent 2018 Jan;68:10-18. Epub 2017 Dec 6 doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2017.12.002. PMID: 29221956

Prognosis

Prevalence of molar-incisor-hypomineralisation (MIH) among 6-12-year-old children in Central Hesse (Germany).
Amend S, Nossol C, Bausback-Schomakers S, Wleklinski C, Scheibelhut C, Pons-Kühnemann J, Frankenberger R, Krämer N
Clin Oral Investig 2021 Apr;25(4):2093-2100. Epub 2020 Aug 18 doi: 10.1007/s00784-020-03519-7. PMID: 32808178
Determinants of children's oral health-related quality of life following aesthetic treatment of enamel opacities.
Hasmun N, Vettore MV, Lawson JA, Elcock C, Zaitoun H, Rodd HD
J Dent 2020 Jul;98:103372. Epub 2020 May 11 doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2020.103372. PMID: 32437856
Hypodontia: An Update on Its Etiology, Classification, and Clinical Management.
Al-Ani AH, Antoun JS, Thomson WM, Merriman TR, Farella M
Biomed Res Int 2017;2017:9378325. Epub 2017 Mar 19 doi: 10.1155/2017/9378325. PMID: 28401166Free PMC Article
Idiopathic resorption of impacted mesiodentes: a radiographic study.
Mensah TM, Garvald H, Grindefjord M, Robertson A, Koch G, Ullbro C
Eur Arch Paediatr Dent 2015 Jun;16(3):291-6. Epub 2015 Jan 17 doi: 10.1007/s40368-014-0162-8. PMID: 25596019
Distribution and severity of molar hypomineralisation: trial of a new severity index.
Oliver K, Messer LB, Manton DJ, Kan K, Ng F, Olsen C, Sheahan J, Silva M, Chawla N
Int J Paediatr Dent 2014 Mar;24(2):131-51. Epub 2013 May 22 doi: 10.1111/ipd.12040. PMID: 23701232

Clinical prediction guides

Prevalence and clinical characteristics of molar-incisor hypomineralization in Syrian children: a cross-sectional study.
Al-Nerabieah Z, AlKhouli M, Dashash M
Sci Rep 2023 May 26;13(1):8582. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-35881-3. PMID: 37237023Free PMC Article
Management of initial carious lesions of hypomineralized molars (MIH) with silver diamine fluoride or silver-modified atraumatic restorative treatment (SMART): 1-year results of a prospective, randomized clinical trial.
Ballikaya E, Ünverdi GE, Cehreli ZC
Clin Oral Investig 2022 Feb;26(2):2197-2205. Epub 2021 Nov 6 doi: 10.1007/s00784-021-04236-5. PMID: 34743243Free PMC Article
Mesiodens: A Hospital Based Study.
Limbu S, Dikshit P, Gupta S
J Nepal Health Res Counc 2017 Sep 8;15(2):164-168. doi: 10.3126/jnhrc.v15i2.18207. PMID: 29016588
Molar incisor hypomineralisation (MIH) training manual for clinical field surveys and practice.
Ghanim A, Silva MJ, Elfrink MEC, Lygidakis NA, Mariño RJ, Weerheijm KL, Manton DJ
Eur Arch Paediatr Dent 2017 Aug;18(4):225-242. Epub 2017 Jul 18 doi: 10.1007/s40368-017-0293-9. PMID: 28721667
Hypodontia: An Update on Its Etiology, Classification, and Clinical Management.
Al-Ani AH, Antoun JS, Thomson WM, Merriman TR, Farella M
Biomed Res Int 2017;2017:9378325. Epub 2017 Mar 19 doi: 10.1155/2017/9378325. PMID: 28401166Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

An update of the aetiological factors involved in molar incisor hypomineralisation (MIH): a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Garot E, Rouas P, Somani C, Taylor GD, Wong F, Lygidakis NA
Eur Arch Paediatr Dent 2022 Feb;23(1):23-38. Epub 2021 Jun 24 doi: 10.1007/s40368-021-00646-x. PMID: 34164793
Restoration of teeth affected by molar-incisor hypomineralisation: a systematic review.
Weber KR, Wierichs RJ, Meyer-Lueckel H, Flury S
Swiss Dent J 2021 Dec 6;131(12):988-997. Epub 2021 Mar 25 doi: 10.61872/sdj-2021-12-764. PMID: 33764037
Global burden of molar incisor hypomineralization.
Schwendicke F, Elhennawy K, Reda S, Bekes K, Manton DJ, Krois J
J Dent 2018 Jan;68:10-18. Epub 2017 Dec 6 doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2017.12.002. PMID: 29221956
Etiology of molar incisor hypomineralization - A systematic review.
Silva MJ, Scurrah KJ, Craig JM, Manton DJ, Kilpatrick N
Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 2016 Aug;44(4):342-53. Epub 2016 Apr 28 doi: 10.1111/cdoe.12229. PMID: 27121068
Prevalence and Diagnosis of Molar-Incisor- Hypomineralisation (MIH): A systematic review.
Jälevik B
Eur Arch Paediatr Dent 2010 Apr;11(2):59-64. doi: 10.1007/BF03262714. PMID: 20403299

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