title: Prevalence of shovel-shaped incisors in Saudi Arabian dental patients.
abstract: The prevalence of maxillary incisor shoveling was studied radiographically in 990 Saudi patients. According to the radiomorphologic characteristics, a new classification was developed and shovel teeth were categorized. The findings of this study showed 9% shovel-shaped incisors; among those, 4% were central incisors and 5% were lateral incisors. Frequency of dens invaginatus occurrence with the shovel-shaped incisors was also investigated. Eight percent of shovel-shaped incisors showed presence of dens invaginatus. Prevalence was found to be 4% in central shovel-shaped incisors, whereas that in lateral shovel-shaped incisors was 11%.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthetic Dental Sciences, King Saud University, College of Dentistry, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Saini
authors.forename: D U
authors.initials: DU
authors.lastname: Kharat
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mokeem
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D044466:Asian People; D003719:Dens in Dente / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011859:Radiography; D012529:Saudi Arabia / Q000453:epidemiology; D014071:Tooth Abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics; D044465:White People