Molar-incisor hypomineralisation (MIH) assessment vs None (descriptive prevalence review; subgroup analyses by urban/rural status, country and year): MIH prevalence
- Population
- School-aged children in the United Arab Emirates (Dubai)
- Intervention
- Molar-incisor hypomineralisation (MIH) assessment
- Comparison
- None (descriptive prevalence review; subgroup analyses by urban/rural status, country and year)
- Outcome
- MIH prevalence
MIH prevalence among school-aged children in Dubai ranged from 7.6% to 27.2% across two studies, higher in females and low-socioeconomic-class schools (narrative synthesis; not GRADE-rated).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Molar-incisor hypomineralisation (MIH) assessment vs None (descriptive prevalence review) MIH prevalence · School-aged children in the United Arab Emirates (Dubai) · Dubai, UAE; governmental/public schools MIH prevalence among school-aged children in Dubai ranged from 7.6% to 27.2% across two studies, higher in females and low-socioeconomic-class schools (narrative synthesis; not GRADE-rated). Oral Health of Children and Adolescents in the United Arab Emirates: A Systematic Review of the Past Decade. (2021) All outcomes | Two Dubai studies assessed MIH: Ahmad et al. reported a low prevalence of 7.59% (higher in low-socioeconomic-class schools, 11.31% vs 4.58% in high-class) and Hussain et al. reported 27.2% (higher in females, 32.6% vs… | 2 studies | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oral Health of Children and Adolescents in the United Arab Emirates: A Systematic Review of the Past Decade. 2021 All outcomes | May 4, 2021 | 42 | Not applicable |
Studies behind the findings
The primary studies the full-text reviews tie to this outcome. Reviews with headline outcomes only do not list them here.
- The Prevalence and Severity of Molar Incisor Hypomineralization and Molar Hypomineralization in Dubai, UAE. · 2018 · included by 1 of these review
- Ahmad 2019 · included by 1 of these review
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.