Research Article

Molar Incisor Hypomineralization, Prevalence, and Etiology

Table 5

The association between health problems during the first four years of life and prevalence of MIH.

VariablesMIH  
(%)
Non-MIH  
(%)
value

Adenoiditis 5 (21.7%)6 (2.5%)19.780<0.001*
Fever3 (13.0%)7 (2.9%)6.0360.014*
Frequent tonsillitis6 (26.1%)8 (3.3%)22.007<0.001*
Asthma8 (34.8%)10 (4.1%)31.477<0.001*
Otitis media1 (4.3%)2 (0.8%)2.3550.125
Frequent antibiotics intake5 (21.7%)11 (4.5%)11.0780.001*
Chicken pox2 (8.7%)5 (2.0%)3.6370.057
Measles 1 (4.3%)3 (1.2%)1.3850.239
GIT problems1 (4.3%)5 (2.0%)0.5060.477
Jaundice0 (0.0%)2 (0.8%)0.1900.663
Eczema0 (0.0%)1 (0.4%)0.0950.758
Urinary infections2 (8.7%)6 (2.5%)2.8130.145
No disease history 4 (17.4%) 199 (81.6%) 47.486 <0.001*
Total 23 (100%) 244 (100%)

value is significant at 0.05 level.