Hipomineralização molar-incisivo - HMI: relato de caso clínico
Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Molar Incisor Hypomineralization (MIH) is a qualitative defect in the dental enamel that affects one or more permanent molars, where the permanent incisors may also be involved. The objective of this work was to report a clinical case of Molar-Incisor Hypomineralization (MIH) following a choice of treatments according to the different severities present in the patient. The case report is of a patient, 12 years old, female, who attended the Pediatric Dentistry clinic of Faculdade do Amazonas - IAES accompanied by her guardian, with the following main complaint: “I want to remove these stains”. In the extra and intraoral examination, marked opacities ranging from yellow to brown in elements 26 and 17 and white to yellow in dental elements 11, 21, 23 were observed. 11, 21, and 23 and proservation with fluoride varnish after previous prophylaxis on molars 17 and 26. It is concluded that it is very important for the dental surgeon to know how to identify MIH in order to choose the best treatment for each patient with different levels of severity. And in this way, we provide satisfactory results both in the execution of the treatment of choice and in the patient's life, remedying her main complaint.
Source: Revista de Extensão IAES.
DOI: 10.70614/2z4w0s07
Authors: Ana Beatriz Monteiro Sarmento, Diana Fernandes de Melo, Fernando dos Santos Gonçalves Junior, Guilherme Motta Antunes Ferreira, Luã Lopes Borges, Alberto Tadeu do Nascimento Borges, Zobélia Maria de Souza Lopes, Kathleen Rebelo de Sousa
Language: English
Subfield: Molecular Biology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4403545591