Molar-Incisor Hypomineralisation and Allergic March

• Main Authors: Miguel Hernandez, Jacobo Mendioroz
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: University of Zagreb. School of Dental Medicine 2020-01-01
• Series: Acta Stomatologica Croatica
• Subjects: Dental Enamel Hypoplasia; Atopic Dermatitis; Food Hypersensitivity; Allergic Rhinitis; Tooth Demineralization; Child
• Online Access: https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/347002

Background: Molar-incisor hypomineralisation is a disturbance in dental development that involves First permanent molars as well as permanent incisors with a prevalence that ranges from 2.5% to 40%. Aim: The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of atopic diseases on the devel-opment of molar-incisor hypomineralisation. Material and methods: The study was based on the re-view of the medical records of a group of 102 children whose age was between eight and 12 years and 11 months and who had previously been diagnosed with MIH. Results: An association (χ 2, p≤0.05) has been found between molar-incisor hypomineralisation in children’s mouths and the existence of: Atopic dermatitis (OR=2.504; 1.54-4.05 CI 95%), food allergies (OR=2.171; 1.03-4.56 CI 95%), aller-gic rhinitis (OR=0.17; 0.02-1.27 CI 95%), and asthmatic bronchitis/asthma (OR=1.707; 1.05-2.76 CI 95%). When analyzing the pathologies by location, we found that atopic dermatitis, food allergies, al-lergic rhinitis and asthma were more frequent in children who had (p≤0.05) #12, #11, #21, #22, #36, #31, #41 and #42 affected. Conclusions: The association between molar-incisor hypomineralisation And the presence of atopic diseases in the first 36 months of ife underlines the convenience of ap-proaching this problem from a multidisciplinary perspective.