Paediatric & MIH Systematic review ✓ Peer reviewed

Effectiveness of different anaesthetic techniques, agents and adjunctive interventions in handling pain during dental treatment of MIH-affected teeth: a systematic review.

European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · Lygidakis NN, Brusevold IJ, Manton D, Gillam D, Lygidakis NA, Wong FSL · 2026-09-07

A systematic review of randomised trials found low-certainty evidence that intraosseous anaesthesia and 4% articaine may reduce pain during treatment of hypomineralised teeth in children, though current evidence remains limited and higher-quality studies are needed.

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