IADR Abstract Archives
DMF Index Among Amelogenesis Imperfecta Patients: Systematic Review of the Literature
Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the DMF Index among Amelogenesis Imperfecta (AI) Patients.
Methods: PubMed was use to explore the Database Medline. The key words used were: "Amelogenesis Imperfecta"[Mesh]; "Tooth Loss"[Mesh]; "Dental Restoration,Permanent"[Mesh]. Moreover, an ad hoc search was done in order to make the study as exhaustive as possible.
Results: Fifty five articles were retained. The total number of patients was 499. 68.8% of the articles dealt with cases in dental caries process was relatively moderate.10.4% dealt with cases in with the dental caries process was severe. Teeth extraction due to dental caries were mentioned in 10 articles concerning 13 patients. Eleven articles, concerning 53 patients, mentioned dental filling. Four patients did not have dental filling due to dental caries. DMF index was very low in 2 articles and low to high in 3 articles. An article mentioned that DMF index was lower for Hypoplastic AI population than for Hypomineralized one
Conclusions: Low dental caries susceptibility with AI patients in this study. This could be associated to a lack of proximal contatcs and elimination of fissures through enamel loss. This was also explained by the micro bacterial specificity og hypoplastic AI patients. Also prevalence of dental caries among AI patients depends on socio demographic change. Moreover, oral conditions among patients affected by AI associated to a syndrome are different from patients affected by isolated AI which make them more susceptible to carious lesion. Composite resin seemed to be the material of choice for AI teeth retotations.
Methods: PubMed was use to explore the Database Medline. The key words used were: "Amelogenesis Imperfecta"[Mesh]; "Tooth Loss"[Mesh]; "Dental Restoration,Permanent"[Mesh]. Moreover, an ad hoc search was done in order to make the study as exhaustive as possible.
Results: Fifty five articles were retained. The total number of patients was 499. 68.8% of the articles dealt with cases in dental caries process was relatively moderate.10.4% dealt with cases in with the dental caries process was severe. Teeth extraction due to dental caries were mentioned in 10 articles concerning 13 patients. Eleven articles, concerning 53 patients, mentioned dental filling. Four patients did not have dental filling due to dental caries. DMF index was very low in 2 articles and low to high in 3 articles. An article mentioned that DMF index was lower for Hypoplastic AI population than for Hypomineralized one
Conclusions: Low dental caries susceptibility with AI patients in this study. This could be associated to a lack of proximal contatcs and elimination of fissures through enamel loss. This was also explained by the micro bacterial specificity og hypoplastic AI patients. Also prevalence of dental caries among AI patients depends on socio demographic change. Moreover, oral conditions among patients affected by AI associated to a syndrome are different from patients affected by isolated AI which make them more susceptible to carious lesion. Composite resin seemed to be the material of choice for AI teeth retotations.