Open AccessThe impact of environmental air pollution on the prevalence of molar incisor hypomineralization in schoolchildren: A cross-sectional study
Author(s) -
Natalia Głódkowska,
Katarzyna Emerich
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
advances in clinical and experimental medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.486
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 2451-2680
pISSN - 1899-5276
DOI - 10.17219/acem/128227
Subject(s) - cross sectional study , medicine , environmental health , dentistry , environmental science , pathology
Molar incisor hypomineralization (MIH) is a common condition that causes considerable pain to children and distress to their parents. Clinically it is manifested by demarcated opacities of tooth enamel with reduced mineralization. The mean global incidence of this disorder has been estimated at around 13-14%. Environmental pollution is one of the suspected etiological factors, but the impact of air pollutant components on MIH has yet to be studied.