Prevalence of Dental Anomalies in Pediatric Patients at King Saud University Dental Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia—A Radiographic Analysis
Objectives: To record the prevalence of dental anomalies in children visiting King Saud Dental Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study involved radiographic examination of children aged 6 to 14 years who visited King Saud Dental Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabi...
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| author | Mannaa K. Aldowsari Ayman M. Sulimany Abdulmajeed Alkhathlan Nawaf Alfhaed Mohammed Aldosari Saud Alayed Saad Bin Saleh Abeer A. Alshami |
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| description | Objectives: To record the prevalence of dental anomalies in children visiting King Saud Dental Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study involved radiographic examination of children aged 6 to 14 years who visited King Saud Dental Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in the past five years. Four dental interns were trained in three consecutive sessions by a pediatric dentist and evaluated the orthopantomograms of the children. The recorded anomalies were divided into four categories: tooth number, size, position, and general. Descriptive statistics were derived and chi-square tests performed to report prevalence and significance among genders, medical histories, and dental anomalies. The significance level was set at <i>p</i> < 0.05. Results: Of the 1987 radiographs studied, 268 (13.48%) children had dental anomalies. The sample consisted of 51.1% female and 48.5% male children, with a mean age of 11.87 ± 2.1 years. Most study participants had mixed dentition and were healthy. The prevalence of dental anomalies reported in this study was as follows: 4.6% hypodontia, 2.7% ectopic eruption, 1.63% taurodontism, 1.2% infra-occluded molars, 1.1% impacted teeth, 0.75% root dilaceration, and 0.65% supernumerary teeth. Significant correlations were found between gender and ectopic eruption (<i>p</i> = 0.02) and between medical history and hypodontia (<i>p</i> = 0.00), ectopic eruption (<i>p</i> = 0.048), and root dilaceration (<i>p</i> = 0.03). Conclusions: This study showed that hypodontia was the most common dental anomaly, followed by ectopic eruption and taurodontism. The findings of this study may guide dentists in better understanding, diagnosing, and treating dental anomalies in children in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5d48fb8cbdbf4ff7938e7360f47dc3af2025-01-24T13:26:59ZengMDPI AGChildren2227-90672024-12-011211310.3390/children12010013Prevalence of Dental Anomalies in Pediatric Patients at King Saud University Dental Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia—A Radiographic AnalysisMannaa K. Aldowsari0Ayman M. Sulimany1Abdulmajeed Alkhathlan2Nawaf Alfhaed3Mohammed Aldosari4Saud Alayed5Saad Bin Saleh6Abeer A. Alshami7Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh 12372, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh 12372, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh 12372, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh 12372, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh 12372, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh 12372, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh 12372, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi ArabiaObjectives: To record the prevalence of dental anomalies in children visiting King Saud Dental Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study involved radiographic examination of children aged 6 to 14 years who visited King Saud Dental Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in the past five years. Four dental interns were trained in three consecutive sessions by a pediatric dentist and evaluated the orthopantomograms of the children. The recorded anomalies were divided into four categories: tooth number, size, position, and general. Descriptive statistics were derived and chi-square tests performed to report prevalence and significance among genders, medical histories, and dental anomalies. The significance level was set at <i>p</i> < 0.05. Results: Of the 1987 radiographs studied, 268 (13.48%) children had dental anomalies. The sample consisted of 51.1% female and 48.5% male children, with a mean age of 11.87 ± 2.1 years. Most study participants had mixed dentition and were healthy. The prevalence of dental anomalies reported in this study was as follows: 4.6% hypodontia, 2.7% ectopic eruption, 1.63% taurodontism, 1.2% infra-occluded molars, 1.1% impacted teeth, 0.75% root dilaceration, and 0.65% supernumerary teeth. Significant correlations were found between gender and ectopic eruption (<i>p</i> = 0.02) and between medical history and hypodontia (<i>p</i> = 0.00), ectopic eruption (<i>p</i> = 0.048), and root dilaceration (<i>p</i> = 0.03). Conclusions: This study showed that hypodontia was the most common dental anomaly, followed by ectopic eruption and taurodontism. The findings of this study may guide dentists in better understanding, diagnosing, and treating dental anomalies in children in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/12/1/13childrendental anomalieshypodontiaectopic eruptionprevalence |
| spellingShingle | Mannaa K. Aldowsari Ayman M. Sulimany Abdulmajeed Alkhathlan Nawaf Alfhaed Mohammed Aldosari Saud Alayed Saad Bin Saleh Abeer A. Alshami Prevalence of Dental Anomalies in Pediatric Patients at King Saud University Dental Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia—A Radiographic Analysis Children children dental anomalies hypodontia ectopic eruption prevalence |
| title | Prevalence of Dental Anomalies in Pediatric Patients at King Saud University Dental Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia—A Radiographic Analysis |
| title_full | Prevalence of Dental Anomalies in Pediatric Patients at King Saud University Dental Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia—A Radiographic Analysis |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence of Dental Anomalies in Pediatric Patients at King Saud University Dental Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia—A Radiographic Analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of Dental Anomalies in Pediatric Patients at King Saud University Dental Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia—A Radiographic Analysis |
| title_short | Prevalence of Dental Anomalies in Pediatric Patients at King Saud University Dental Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia—A Radiographic Analysis |
| title_sort | prevalence of dental anomalies in pediatric patients at king saud university dental hospital riyadh saudi arabia a radiographic analysis |
| topic | children dental anomalies hypodontia ectopic eruption prevalence |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/12/1/13 |
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