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Prevalence of certain dental anomalies in a group of young Egyptians

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Last updated: 06 Feb 2023

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Pediatric Dentistry

Authors

Luttfi, Rasha Attef Mahmoud

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2018-08-26 05:58:31

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2018-08-26 05:58:31

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M.Sc. Thesis

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to reveal the prevalence of certain dental anomalies, in a group of young Egyptian children. Materials and Methods: 1000 Egyptian children between the age 6 -14 years (with mean age ≈ 10 years old ) who attended the ‘Pediatric Dentistry and dental public health’ and ‘Orthodontic’ outpatient Departments clinics of Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine , Cairo University for routine dental treatment . This study was composed of both clinical and radiographic examinations. Children were screened for the presence of aplasia of lower second premolars and upper lateral incisors, Peg-shaped lateral incisors, infra-occluded primary molar, enamel hypoplasia, ectopically erupted first permanent molar, lingually erupted lower incisors, supernumerary teeth, fusion and germination. The prevalence of each anomaly was calculated and compared between sexes. Results: The total study sample composed of 469 boys (46.9%) and 531 girls (53.1%). Dental anomalies were found in 111 children representing 11.1% of the study sample, 103 cases had one anomaly (10.3%) while 8 cases had more than one anomaly (0.8%). The most commonly detected dental anomalies were Enamel hypoplasia(3.3%) and Supernumerary teeth (1.8%). The total prevalence of aplasia of second premolar and upper lateral incisors was 1.7% and 0.7% respectively. Peg-shaped lateral incisor was detected in 0.8 % . The prevalence of fusion and germination was 0.4 % and 0.1% respectively. Infra-occlusion was detected in 0.5%. Ectopic eruption of permanent molars was the rarest 0.2%. Conclusions: Dental anomalies found were not related to a disease or syndrome. No significant statistically difference between males and females, except in peg-shaped lateral incisors and supernumerary teeth.

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1 Jan 2014

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http://dx.doi.org/10.21473/iknito-space/40364

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28 Jan 2023