Impacted Maxillary Canine Prevalence and Its Association with Other Dental Anomalies in a Mexican Population.
Objective. We quantified the prevalence of impacted maxillary canines (IMC) and their association with other dental anomalies (DAs).Materials and Methods. A retrospective study was done with 860 patients 12 to 39 years of age. The prevalence of IMC was calculated and compared by sex. The sample was divided into a control group and an impaction group, and the prevalence was calculated in both for a series of anomalies: agenesis, supernumerary teeth, shape anomalies of the upper laterals (microdontia, peg and barrel shape, and talon cusp), fusion, gemination, other impacted teeth, transposition, and amelogenesis imperfecta. The prevalence values for both groups were compared (Pearson'sχ2test,p≤ 0.05).Results. IMC were present in 6.04% of the sample with no difference by sex (p= 0.540). Other DAs occurred in 51.92% of the IMC group and in 20.17% of the controls (p< 0.05). Significant associations (p< 0.05) were identified between IMC and four other DAs: microdontia, barrel shape, other impacted teeth, and transposition. The prevalence of all anomalies was lower in the control group.Conclusion. IMC were seen in 6.04% of patients. Patients with this condition also had a higher prevalence of other DAs. These other anomalies should be used as risk indicators for early diagnosis.
Facultad de Odontología, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, YUC, Mexico.
José Rubén
0000-0002-3015-7928
JR
Herrera-Atoche
Facultad de Odontología, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, YUC, Mexico.
María Del Rosario
MD
Agüayo-de-Pau
Facultad de Odontología, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, YUC, Mexico.
Mauricio
M
Escoffié-Ramírez
Facultad de Odontología, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, YUC, Mexico.
Fernando Javier
FJ
Aguilar-Ayala
Facultad de Odontología, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, YUC, Mexico.
Bertha Arelly
BA
Carrillo-Ávila
Facultad de Odontología, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, YUC, Mexico.
Marina Eduviges
ME
Rejón-Peraza