Prevalence of selected dental anomalies in Saudi children from Gizan region.
The present report gives prevalence values for a selected group of developmental dental anomalies in 2393 Saudi children aged 4-12 yr from Gizan region, Saudi Arabia. The anomalies selected in this study were those involving the number and shape of the dentition. The following anomalies were identified: congenitally missing teeth (2.2%), supernumerary teeth (0.50%), gemination (0.08%), and peg-shaped lateral incisors (0.37%).
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Dental Department, King Fahd Central Hospital, Gizan, Saudi Arabia.
D000848:Anodontia / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005671:Fused Teeth / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000002:abnormalities; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla; D012529:Saudi Arabia; D014071:Tooth Abnormalities / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014096:Tooth, Supernumerary / Q000453:epidemiology