H Q Dang1, S Constantine1, P J Anderson2. 1. Department of Radiology, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. 2. Australian Craniofacial Unit, Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of dental anomalies within an Australian paediatric population using panoramic radiographs. METHODS: This was a prospective review of 1050 panoramic radiographs obtained as part of a school dental screening program in suburban and rural New South Wales, Australia. RESULTS: Fifty-four (5.14%) patients had a dental anomaly present. Agenesis was noted to have occurred 69 times across 45 patients (4.28%), along with seven cases of impaction (0.6%) and three cases of supernumerary teeth (0.28%). CONCLUSIONS: Dental anomalies rarely occur in the Australian population, which possesses a wide-ranging multiethnic cohort. Despite their rarity, they can be incidentally discovered so identification and management by dental practitioners are important.
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of dental anomalies within an Australian paediatric population using panoramic radiographs. METHODS: This was a prospective review of 1050 panoramic radiographs obtained as part of a school dental screening program in suburban and rural New South Wales, Australia. RESULTS: Fifty-four (5.14%) patients had a dental anomaly present. Agenesis was noted to have occurred 69 times across 45 patients (4.28%), along with seven cases of impaction (0.6%) and three cases of supernumerary teeth (0.28%). CONCLUSIONS:Dental anomalies rarely occur in the Australian population, which possesses a wide-ranging multiethnic cohort. Despite their rarity, they can be incidentally discovered so identification and management by dental practitioners are important.
Authors: Eman A Bakhurji; Fatima Aldossary; Jood Aljarbo; Fatimah AlMuhammadi; Maysaa Alghamdi; Muhammad Ashraf Nazir Journal: ScientificWorldJournal Date: 2021-10-06