Questions | GDPs N (%) | PDs N (%) | DSs N (%) | P value | |
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Do you encounter teeth with MIH in your practice? (yes) | 192 (74.7%) | 110 (100%) | 128 (96.2%) | < 0.001* | |
Regarding severity of the defect: which of the following do you most frequently observe in your practice? | White demarcation Yellow/Brown demarcation Post-eruptive enamel breakdown | 28 (14.5%) 128 (66.3%) 37 (19.2%) | 19 (17.3%) 78 (70.9%) 13 (11.8%) | 11 (8.5%) 88 (68.2%) 30 (23.3%) | 0.085 |
In your practice, do you encounter demarcated hypomineralized defects in permanent teeth other than the FPMs and incisors? (yes) | 44 (22.9%) | 53 (48.2%) | 72 (55.8%) | < 0.001* | |
- If yes; please name the tooth/teeth | Canines Premolars Second permanent molars | 31 (70.5%) 10 (22.7%) 3 (6.8%) | 24 (42.1%) 20 (35.1%) 13 (22.8%) | 52 (58.4%) 21 (23.6%) 16 (18%) | 0.047* |
How frequently do you observe this defect in the second primary molar in comparison to the first permanent molar? | More frequently Less frequently The same as for the first permanent molar Not sure | 5 (2.6%) 130 (67.4%) 5 (2.6%) 53 (27.5%) | 3 (2.7%) 95 (86.4%) 2 (1.8%) 10 (9.1%) | 0 (0) 100 (78.1%) 0 (0) 28 (21.9%) | 0.002* |
How confident do you feel when diagnosing teeth with MIH? | Very confident Confident Unconfident Very unconfident | 10 (5.2%) 105 (54.4%) 76 (39.4%) 2 (1%) | 19 (17.3%) 77 (70.0%) 14 (12.7%) 0 (0) | 16 (12.4%) 106 (82.2%) 7 (5.4%) 0 (0) | 0.001* |
Do you think that a significant percentage of caries is caused by MIH? | Yes No Not sure | 95 (37.0%) 66 (25.7%) 96 (37.4%) | 59 (53.6%) 32 (29.1%) 19 (17.3%) | 47 (35.3%) 66 (49.6%) 20 (15.0%) | < 0.001* |
Do you think teeth with MIH represent a clinical problem? (yes) | 236 (91.8%) | 106 (96.4%) | 130 (97.7%) | 0.133 | |
- If yes, how serious/severe do you think is MIH in your community? | Mild Moderate Severe Not sure | 83 (33.9%) 125 (51.0%) 24 (9.8%) 13 (5.3%) | 25 (23.1%) 64 (59.3%) 14 (13.0%) 5 (4.6%) | 39 (29.5%) 84 (63.6%) 3 (2.3%) 6 (4.5%) | 0.022* |