Molar Incisor Hypomineralisation: Current Knowledge and Practice.

Background: Molar incisor hypomineralisation (MIH) is a common developmental dental condition that presents in childhood. Areas of poorly formed enamel affect one or more first permanent molars and can cause opacities on the anterior teeth. MIH presents a variety of challenges for the dental team as well as functional and social impacts for affected children.

Should we root treat children's first permanent molars?

Study selection Medline via PubMed and Embase were searched on 6 November 2019 and all studies up to this date were included, including case reports and case series. This was noted as being due to the limited number of studies available in this research area. The outcome measured was clinical success, which was defined as the tooth being present and an assumption that it was sound and asymptomatic at the end of the study.

School dental screening programmes for oral health: Cochrane systematic review.

Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of school dental screening in improving oral health status and the use of dental services. This review is an update of the original review published in 2017. As you would expect of a Cochrane review, the methodology was of high quality.