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ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Prevalence of Dental Anomalies in Pediatric Patients at King Saud University Dental Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia-A Radiographic Analysis.

Mannaa K Aldowsari, Ayman M Sulimany, Abdulmajeed Alkhathlan, Nawaf Alfhaed, Mohammed Aldosari, Saud Alayed, Saad Bin Saleh, Abeer A Alshami

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Mannaa K AldowsariDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh 12372, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-6265-729X
Ayman M SulimanyDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh 12372, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-3861-1707
Abdulmajeed AlkhathlanCollege of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh 12372, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0009-0002-7059-4150
Nawaf AlfhaedCollege of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh 12372, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed AldosariCollege of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh 12372, Saudi Arabia.
Saud AlayedCollege of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh 12372, Saudi Arabia.
Saad Bin SalehDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh 12372, Saudi Arabia.
Abeer A AlshamiDepartment of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-3975-7871

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objectivesTo record the prevalence of dental anomalies in children visiting King Saud Dental Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis 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

resultsOf 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 (

conclusionsThis 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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