@phdthesis{Haidary2015,
  author    = {Somayeh Haidary},
  title     = {Comparison of the Prevalence of Molar Incisor Hypomineralization in Dubai/United Arab Emirate and Greifswald/Germany},
  journal    = {Vergleich der Pr{\"a}valenz von Molar Incisor Hypomineralization in Dubai / Vereinigte Arabische Emirate und Greifswald / Deutschland},
  url       = {https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:gbv:9-002188-7},
  year      = {2015},
  abstract  = {We presented the prevalence of MIH in Dubai/UAE for the first time, which represents a developed Middle Eastern city and compared it to results obtained from Greifswald/Germany, which represents a developed European city. The results have shown that the prevalence of MIH in Dubai/UAE is higher than Greifswald/Germany. However, in comparison to the literature, the prevalence of MIH in Dubai is lower than other Middle Eastern cities. Furthermore, we have shown that there is a higher caries level associated with MIH in Dubai. This is also true in Greifswald, Germany and other international studies. In addition, we have reported the prevalence of caries and fluorosis in Dubai and compared them to Greifswald and the previous studies in Dubai. Nevertheless, caries values presented in this study and previous studies indicate that strong attention is required from health authority to this topic. This research provides a strong and comparable source of information on the prevalence of MIH in Dubai for other studies, since it followed strictly all methodological and clinical standards suggested for the assessment and diagnosis of MIH, which are the EAPD criteria. The findings presented in this study require particular attention from the local health authorities and general practitioners for such developmental defect to facilitate early and adequate diagnosis and treatment. This could be achieved by implementing continuing education courses on MIH detection, diagnosis, and treatment for general practitioners. Furthermore, this study has the potential to trigger new studies that would help in understanding the MIH etiology.},
  language  = {en}
}