Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The integrity of the dental arch is crucial for normal oral and maxillofacial function and aesthetics. Due to a low degree of enamel and dentin mineralization, poor oral hygiene and risk of molar incisor hypomineralization (MIH), children’s first permanent molars can be associated with an increased risk of caries and defects. Dental hygiene requires proper instruction and continuous support by the parents to enable healthy tooth development in children. Otherwise enamel and dentin defects can progress rapidly and eventually impact the dental pulp and even periapical tissues. When treating children with mixed dentition, treatment methods must consider important factors including the development of soft and hard tissues, occlusal remodeling, patient cooperation and control of pain and discomfort, as well as child-specific treatment approaches tailored to the developing dental and oral system. This article provides a retrospective summary and discussion of the latest treatment methods for extensive enamel and dentin defects in vital first permanent molars in pediatric patients, serving as a reference for clinical treatment.
Language: English
Subfield: Oral Surgery
Field: Dentistry
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4413959734