The Prevalence of Dental Anomalies in the Western Region of Saudi Arabia
Joint Authors
Afify, Ahmed R.
Zawawi, Khalid H.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-06-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the prevalence of dental anomalies that could be a cause of malocclusion in the western region of Saudi Arabia.
Materials and Methods.
A retrospective study of 878 digital orthopantomograms (OPGs) taken of patients, age ranging between 12 and 30 years, who presented to treatment at the Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia between 2002 and 2011.
The OPGs and dental records were reviewed for congenitally missing teeth, supernumerary teeth, impactions, ectopic eruption, transposition, germination, fusion, dilacerations, taurodontism, dens in dent, and any other unusual conditions that can be assessed with OPG.
Results.
The prevalence of patient that exhibited at least one dental anomaly was 396 (45.1%) patients.
The prevalence of congenitally missing teeth was 226 (25.7%), impacted teeth 186 (21.1%), dilacerated teeth 10 (1.1%), supernumerary teeth 3 (0.3%), odontoma 1 (0.1%), and taurodontism was also 1 case (0.1%) of the total radiographs reviewed.
Conclusions.
Congenitally missing teeth were found to be the most prevalent anomaly (25.7%), and the second frequent anomaly was impacted teeth (21.1%), whereas root dilacerations, supernumerary teeth, and taurodontism were the least frequent anomalies (1.1%, 0.3% and 0.1%, resp.).
American Psychological Association (APA)
Afify, Ahmed R.& Zawawi, Khalid H.. 2012. The Prevalence of Dental Anomalies in the Western Region of Saudi Arabia. ISRN Dentistry،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-502092
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Afify, Ahmed R.& Zawawi, Khalid H.. The Prevalence of Dental Anomalies in the Western Region of Saudi Arabia. ISRN Dentistry No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-502092
American Medical Association (AMA)
Afify, Ahmed R.& Zawawi, Khalid H.. The Prevalence of Dental Anomalies in the Western Region of Saudi Arabia. ISRN Dentistry. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-502092
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-502092