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October 1, 2025Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive DentistryOpen Access

Prevalence of enamel defects in 12–15-year-old children visiting a tertiary care center – A cross-sectional study

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APAbdu Semeer PalottilMJM. T. JeseemTMThushara Mohanan

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Overview

Cross-sectional study reveals 20.7% prevalence of enamel defects in children, indicating associations with perinatal factors.

Key Points

  • The overall prevalence of enamel defects was found to be 20.7%, indicating a significant public health concern.
  • Types of enamel defects included demarcated opacity (9.9%) and hypoplastic defects (4.8%), affecting many children.
  • The study employed the Modified developmental defects of enamel index to accurately assess enamel abnormalities.
  • These results suggest a need for public health interventions addressing maternal health and prenatal care.

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Palottil et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68dd91d5fe798ba2fc498f81https://doi.org/10.4103/jisppd.jisppd_185_25
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