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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Garot E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5431767 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Garot Elsa E Couture-Veschambre Christine C Manton David D Beauval Cédric C Rouas Patrick P
Scientific reports 20170510 1
Molar Incisor Hypomineralisation (MIH) and Hypomineralised Second Primary Molars (HSPM) involve prevalent qualitative structural developmental anomalies of tooth enamel affecting the first permanent molars (and often incisors) and the second primary molars, respectively. These demarcated hypomineralised lesions of enamel manifest as white-cream or yellow-brown opacities, with possible post-eruptive localised loss of enamel. Aetiological hypotheses have involved contemporary life factors (i.e. en ...[more]