Table 2 Participants’ knowledge about MIH
Question | Total, n (%) | GDPs, n (%) | PDs, n (%) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Are you familiar with MIH? | 703 (100) | 578 (100) | 125 (100) | < 0.001* |
Yes | 471 (67.00) | 359 (62.11) | 112 (89.60) | |
No | 232 (33.00) | 219 (37.89) | 13 (10.40) | |
2. How confident do you feel when diagnosing MIH? | 471 (100) | 359 (100) | 112 (100) | < 0.001* |
Not confident | 33 (7.01) | 28 (7.80) | 5 (4.46) | |
Slightly confident | 190 (40.34) | 155 (43.18) | 35 (31.25) | |
Confident | 194 (41.19) | 160 (44.57) | 34 (30.36) | |
Very confident | 54 (11.46) | 16 (4.46) | 38 (33.93) | |
3. Do you know if there are clinical criteria to diagnose MIH? | 471 (100) | 359 (100) | 112 (100) | < 0.001* |
No | 115 (24.42) | 109 (30.36) | 6 (5.36) | |
Yes, but I do not know how to implement them | 233 (49.47) | 184 (51.25) | 49 (43.75) | |
Yes, and I know how to implement them | 123 (26.11) | 66 (18.38) | 57 (50.89) | |
4. Which malformations do you find particularly difficult to distinguish from MIH?a | 471 (100) | 359 (100) | 112 (100) | |
Amelogenesis imperfect | 246 (52.22) | 188 (52.36) | 58 (51.78) | 0.914 |
Enamel hypoplasia | 187 (39.70) | 156 (43.45) | 31 (27.67) | 0.003* |
Dentinogenesis imperfect | 109 (23.14) | 87 (24.23) | 22 (19.64) | 0.315 |
Dental fluorosis | 178 (37.79) | 144 (40.11) | 34 (30.35) | 0.063 |
Dental caries | 47 (9.97) | 32 (8.91) | 15 (13.39) | 0.167 |
Local defects | 125 (26.53) | 90 (20.06) | 35 (31.25) | 0.196 |
5. Which factors do you think are involved in the etiology of MIH?a | 471 (100) | 359 (100) | 112 (100) | |
Genetic factors | 284 (60.29) | 233 (64.90) | 51 (45.53) | < 0.001* |
Acute medical condition that affects the mother during pregnancy | 236 (50.10) | 175 (48.74) | 61 (54.46) | 0.291 |
Acute medical condition that affects the child involved | 134 (28.45) | 91 (25.34) | 43 (38.39) | 0.008* |
Antibiotics/medications taken by the mother during pregnancy | 201 (42.67) | 169 (47.07) | 32 (28.57) | 0.001* |
Antibiotics/medications taken by the child involved | 93 (19.74) | 62 (17.27) | 31 (27.67) | 0.016* |
Chronic medical condition that affects the mother during pregnancy | 121 (25.69) | 98 (27.29) | 23 (20.53) | 0.153 |
Chronic medical condition that the child involved | 85 (18.04) | 55 (15.32) | 30 (26.78) | 0.006* |
Environmental contaminants | 132 (28.02) | 100 (27.85) | 32 (28.57) | 0.883 |
Fluoride exposure | 101 (21.44) | 87 (24.23) | 14 (12.50) | 0.008* |
Not sure | 36 (7.64) | 32 (8.91) | 4 (3.57) | 0.063 |