MIH (Molar Incisor Hypomineralization)
🧐 MIH or Molar-Incisor-Hypomineralization is an enamel manufacturing defect that occurs during the last moments of pregnancy and up to 6 months after birth.
👉 It only affects the final teeth, which come out around 6 years old. (another defect affects milk teeth, but that will be for another post! 😉)
👩🏫 This defect is multifactorial: about thirty causes are listed (endocrine disruptors, antibiotics, problems during pregnancy, genetics...)
🦷+ 👄 MIH affects: at least one permanent molar (the 6th tooth from the middle of the mouth) and sometimes the incisors.
😿 The enamel is of poor quality: opaque stains ranging from chalky white to yellow-brown are present.
🤕 Enamel is fragile: sometimes the tooth looks like "wet sugar". it fractured and decayed after coming out of the mouth.
🤬 MIH is not nice: the teeth are rough, difficult to brush, sensitive to hot cold and touch, and of course their repair by your favorite dentist is more complicated than with a classic tooth 😉
🧐 Think you've detected MIH in your child? Get in touch with your family dentist (or even better: a pediatric dentist! 🥰) so that we can do everything we can to protect those teeth! 🏩
NB: the photos on page 2 come from the article: "decoding MIH" from Information Dentaire
NB2: the photo on page 4 comes from the article: "Adhesive dentistry: retrospective and perspectives" from Dental Information as well, the 2 articles being available online ❤️





