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STUDY TO DETERMINE THE DENTAL ANOMALIES PREVALENCE AMONG ORTHODONTIC PATIENTS IN NISHTAR HOSPITAL MULTAN

Dr Ghazala Arshad, Dr Ayesha Afzal, Dr Gul Rawish Tahir, Dr Mohsin Majeed, Dr Nouman Mustafa, Dr Sara Izhar

Objective: To investigate the prevalence of common dental anomalies in orthodontic patients during routine oral clinical examination and diagnosis. Place and Duration: In the department of prosthodontics, periodontology and OPD of Nishtar Hospital for one year duration from June 2018 to June 2019. Methods: Total 345 patients (male: female 148: 197 ratio), number (hyperdontia / hypodontia), size (macrodontia microdontia, fusion, germination), shape (dens evaginatus, taurodontism) and enamel (amelogenesis) in general imperfecta) and structure of enamel (amelogenesis imperfecta) & dentine (dentinogenesis imperfecta). The 9 to 44 years was the age (Mean age 26.4). The selected patients had no systemic disorder or syndrome. Results: Overall, 18.8% of the patients examined showed dental anomalies. Males (total 78.3) had more dental anomalies than women with 23.7. Among the wide anomalies found, hypodontia represented the highest prevalent tooth anomaly (mean value 57.8), followed by upper teeth (mean value 12.4) and supernumerary (mean value 7.2). The distribution of hyperdontia by sex was higher in males than in females (mean value 77.4) (mean value 23.7), whereas microdontia, hypodontia and amelogenesis imperfecta had a higher prevalence in women. In addition, women had more supernumerary paramolars (mean value 84.7) than men (mean value 15.3), and mesiodens were more common in men (mean value 87.6) than women (mean value 87.6). 4.12). Women showed greater affinity for missing teeth, particularly mandibular premolar (mean value 88.4) and upper lateral incisors (mean value 65.4). Conclusion: A wide variety of dental anomalies have been found that cause localized malocclusion, loss of orthodontic area, and dental aesthetic problems. These anomalies require a team of orthodontics, restorations and periodontics for proper aesthetic and functional restoration of dentists. Therefore, proper identification and diagnosis of dental anomalies should be routinely performed during clinical and radiographic evaluation. Keywords: Hyperdontia, tooth anomalies, orthodontics, hypodontia.

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