Article
Gene-environment interaction in molar-incisor hypomineralization.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2021
Bezamat Mariana, Souza Juliana F, Silva Fernanda M F, Corrêa Emilly G, Fatturi Aluhe L, Brancher João A, Carvalho Flávia M, Cavallari Tayla, Bertolazo Laís, Machado-Souza Cleber, Koruyucu Mine, Bayram Merve, Racic Andrea, Harrison Benjamin M, Sweat Yan Y, Letra Ariadne, Studen-Pavlovich Deborah, Seymen Figen, Amendt Brad, Werneck Renata I, Costa Marcelo C, Modesto Adriana, Vieira Alexandre R
Abstract excerpt
Molar incisor hypomineralization (MIH) is an enamel condition characterized by lesions ranging in color from white to brown which present rapid caries progression, and mainly affects permanent first molars and incisors. These enamel defects usually occur when there are disturbances during the mineralization or maturation stage of amelogenesis. Both genetic and environmental factors have been suggested to play...
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