DMF Index among Amelogenesis Imperfecta Patients: Systematic Review of the Literature.

Farah Kallel, Amel Labidi, Sana Bekri, Sinda Ammar, Sonia Ghoul, Lamia Mansour

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Review in International journal of dentistry, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Farah KallelPartial Removable Prosthetic Department, Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Monastir, Avicenna Avenue, Monastir 5019, Tunisia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1554-6447

Amel LabidiPartial Removable Prosthetic Department, Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Monastir, Avicenna Avenue, Monastir 5019, Tunisia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4444-4271

Sana BekriPartial Removable Prosthetic Department, Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Monastir, Avicenna Avenue, Monastir 5019, Tunisia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6576-5088

Sinda AmmarPartial Removable Prosthetic Department, Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Monastir, Avicenna Avenue, Monastir 5019, Tunisia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6953-6861

Sonia GhoulABCDF Laboratory for Biological, Clinical and Dento-Facial Approach, University of Monastir, Avicenna Avenue, Monastir 5019, Tunisia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1460-8191

Lamia MansourPartial Removable Prosthetic Department, Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Monastir, Avicenna Avenue, Monastir 5019, Tunisia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1465-0541

University of Monastir · TN

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Abstract

objectivesThe aim of this study was to explore the literature in order to assess systematically the association between amelogenesis imperfecta (AI) and caries development and to evaluate the DMF index among AI patients.

resultsFifty-five articles were retained. The total number of patients gathered was 499. A percentage of 68.8% of the articles dealt with cases with a relatively low dental caries process, 20.8% dealt with cases in which the dental caries process was relatively moderate, and 10.4% dealt with cases in which the dental caries process was severe. Teeth extraction due to dental caries was mentioned in 10 articles. Eleven articles, concerning 53 patients, mentioned dental fillings. 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.

conclusionLow dental caries susceptibility with AI patients was noticed in this study. A possible factor could be the lack of proximal contacts and elimination of fissures through enamel loss. The lack of dental caries susceptibility was also explained by the microbacterial specificity of hypoplastic AI patients. Moreover, it was also noted that the prevalence of dental caries among AI patients depends on sociodemographic change.

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PMID34447436

DOI10.1155/2021/5577615

PMCPMC8384523

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