Agenesis of Permanent Maxillary Lateral Incisors among the Non-Syndromic Libyan Orthodontic Patients’ Subpopulation
Journal Title: Journal of Dental Health and Oral Research - Year 2021, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
Study Design: This cross-sectional descriptive study was done following the Strengthening of the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE). Objectives: The study was performed to determine the prevalence of the Maxillary Lateral Incisors (MLI) agenesis in Libyan orthodontic patients. Sample and Methods: The pre-treatment orthodontic records of 1570 Libyan healthy female and male patients (11-35 years old) in the archive of the department of orthodontics Faculty of Dentistry, University of Benghazi and three private orthodontic clinics in Benghazi city were screened. Due to one or more exclusion criteria, e.g., case of clefts, or insufficient recording, 403 records were excluded. The raw data were collected from pre-treatment records (history sheets, dental casts and panoramic radiographs) of 1167 patients; 337 males (28.9%) with a mean age of 16.13 years and 830 females (71.1%) with a mean age of 17.28 years. The overall mean age was 16.95 years. Congenital absence of maxillary lateral incisors was noted. The collected data were summarized and statistically analyzed using SPSS® Version 20. Results: The prevalence of maxillary incisors in the Libyan orthodontic patients is 2.6% (1.1% unilateral agenesis, 1.5% bilateral agenesis). The prevalence of MLI agenesis among females is 2.6% and in males was 1.5%. Conclusion: The prevalence of MLI agenesis among the Libyan orthodontic patients seems to be lower than that of Far East populations and comparable to the prevalence of MLI agenesis in the Caucasians, however, it is relatively close to prevalence recorded in the Middle East regions.
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Mahfud F Mohamed*, Hawa Moadeb
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