Waleed Hussain Ali Alwadei
General Dentist, Ministry of Health, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaPublications
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Research
Prevalence of Hypomineralization in Second Primary Molars (HSPM) in 7 to 10-Year-Old Saudi Children
Author(s): M. Zakirulla*, Malak Abdullah Alasiri, Maryam Refdan Alshahrani, Sharifa Ibrahim Alkhairy, Malak Tareq Laheq1, Ahmed Ali Althuqbi, Hassan Ibrahim Ahmed Asiri, Abdulrahman Yahya Almalki, Amerah Bedah Muraih, Norah Ali Alqahtani, Waleed Hussain Ali Alwadei and Abdulrahman Ahmed Mohammed Ismail
Background: The aim of the study is to know the prevalence of hypomineralizations in second primary molars (HSPM) in 7to 10-year-old Saudi children. Materials and Methods: A Total of 596 school children of age group 7-10 years was screened for HSPM. Clinical examination was done inside the respective schools. Dental examination was carried out by using scoring criteria to identify for HSPM on we surface under the portable light source. The results were recorded and analyzed for statistical significance using the Chisquare test and t-test with a P-value of <0.05 considered significant. Results: In this study, 596 (80% males) of the 745 selected children participated. Causes for nonparticipation were not interested, lack of time, fearful child, language problems, not present, and other reasons. Distribution of HSPM according to the age of the children is shown in the In 32 (5.4%) chi.. Read More»