GDPs | Paediatric Dentists | Orthodontics | Dentists of other Specialties | Total | |
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N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
Diagnosis based on | |||||
Clinical examination | 176 (95) | 59 (100) | 35 (92) | 70 (90) | 340 (94) |
Radiographs | 18 (10) | 9 (15) | 5 (13) | 7 (9) | 39 (11) |
Fluorescence devices | 13 (7) | 1 (2) | 2 (5) | 8 (10) | 24 (7) |
None | 7 (4) | 0 (0) | 1 (3) | 4 (5) | 12 (3) |
Main clinical characteristics | |||||
White-creamy lesions | 113 (61) | 38 (64) | 18 (47) | 41 (53) | 212 (59) |
Brown-yellow lesions* | 115 (62) | 48 (81)** | 28 (74)** | 54 (69) | 245 (68) |
Atypical restorations | 69 (37) | 25 (42) | 14 (37) | 20 (26) | 128 (36) |
Tooth structure loss | 64 (35) | 29 (49) | 11 (29) | 26 (33) | 130 (36) |
Differential Diagnosis from conditions that resemble MIH | |||||
Fluorosis | 67 (36) | 29 (49) | 12 (32) | 24 (31) | 132 (37) |
Amelogenesis Imperfecta* | 85 (46)** | 40 (68) | 25 (66) | 43 (55) | 193 (54) |
White spot lesions | 144 (78) | 53 (90) | 31 (82) | 68 (87) | 296 (82) |