Imaging Sci Dent.  2014 Mar;44(1):7-13. 10.5624/isd.2014.44.1.7.

Prevalence of dental anomalies among 7- to 35-year-old people in Hamadan, Iran in 2012-2013 as observed using panoramic radiographs

• Shokri A
• Poorolajal J
• Khajeh S
• Faramarzi
• Kahnamoui

• KMID: 1974468
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5624/isd.2014.44.1.7

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study was performed to evaluate the prevalence of all types and subtypes of dental anomalies among 7- to 35-year-old patients by using panoramic radiographs.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
This cross-sectional study was conducted on 1649 people in Hamadan City, in 2012-2013. The prevalence of four types and 12 subtypes of dental anomalies was evaluated by two observers separately by using panoramic radiography. Dental anomalies were divided into four types: (a) shape (including fusion, taurodontism, and dens invagination); (b) number (including hypodontia, oligodontia, and hyperdontia); (c) structure (including amelogenesis imperfecta, dentinogenesis imperfecta, and dentin dysplasia); and (d) position (including displacement, impaction, and dilacerations).
RESULTS
The reliability between the two observers was 79.56% according to the Kappa statistics. The prevalence of dental anomalies diagnosed by panoramic radiographs was 29%. Anomalies of position and number were the most common types of abnormalities, and anomalies of shape and structure were the least in both genders. Anomalies of impaction (44.76%), dilacerations (21.11%), hypodontia (15.88%), taurodontism (9.29%), and hyperdontia (6.76%) were the most common subtypes of dental anomalies. The anomalies of shape and number were more common in the age groups of 7-12 years and 13-15 years, respectively, while the anomalies of structure and position were more common among the other age groups.
CONCLUSION
Anomalies of tooth position were the most common type of dental anomalies, and structure anomalies were the least in this Iranian population. The frequency and type of dental anomalies vary within and between populations, confirming the role of racial factors in the prevalence of dental anomalies.

Keyword

Anomalies; Dentition; Radiography, Panoramic; Prevalence; Iran

MeSH Terms

Adult*
Amelogenesis Imperfecta
Anodontia
Cross-Sectional Studies
Dentin
Dentinogenesis Imperfecta
Dentition
Humans
Iran*
Prevalence*
Radiography, Panoramic
Tooth

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