Challenges of Using Scoring Systems for the Assessment of Molar Incisor Hypomineralisation.

ABSTRACT

The dental professional is exposed to complex challenges daily, posed by molar incisor hypomineralisation (MIH). These range from understanding its etiology through to determining the most effective strategies for clinical management of the problem. Beyond any doubt, the choice of the diagnostic scoring system to be used for recording the condition is included among these challenges. To a certain degree, this is understandable since the development of specific diagnostic tools for recording the occurrence of MIH takes place parallel to the ongoing discoveries about the problem. Therefore, the aim of this chapter is to present different MIH scoring systems that have previously been proposed in the literature for detecting MIH and discuss their applications, advantages, and limitations.