MIH Flashcards
What is MIH?
hypomineralisation of systemic origin or one or more of the four permanent first molars as well as associated and affected incisors
What is the prevelance of MIH?
3.6-25% Weerhijme 2001§
How does MIH present?
affects one more more FPM and incisors demarcated patches white brown and cream post eruptive breakdown missing 6's heavily restored abnormal restorations calculus
WHat are the alternative terms to MIH?
cheese molars
hypomineralised 6’s
idiopathic hypomineralisation
non fluoride hypomineralisation
Differential diagnosis?
fluorosis
AI
Turner tooth
Idiopathic hypomineralisation
When does tooth formation begin?
6 weeks IU
What is the structure of enamel?
Unique
Organised tightly packed crystals
Highly mineralised 95% HAP
What are the phases of enamel production?
Sectretion
maturation
what is the first phase of amelogenesis?
Odontoblasts secrete collagen type 1
Then amelobalats differntiate in the internal enamel epithelium and they secrete enamel proteins which change shape and leads to mineralisation
What is the purpose of the secretoy phase?
defines the tooth form
deposition of organic matrix and amll thin crytsallites
there is an incremental growth in thickeness
t/f the secretory phase is a contrinuous process
F
What does a faiulre in the secreotry phase leasd to?
hypoplasia
this leads to small pits and grooves and gross enamel surface defects
What happens during the maturation phase of amelogenesis?
this is wehrre the quality of the tooth is established and the organic matrix is degraded and becomes minerlaised
What do ameloblasts do to calcium and phospate ions during maturation?
they move them
t/f the matrutration process is a contunous orocess post eription?
t
what happens to the ameloblasts following maturation?
apoptosis
What does failure in the maturation process lead to?
hypomineralisation
what is hypomineralisation?
this is when there is poor mineralisation of the enamel matrix and occurs later in development