CBCT Evaluation of the Prevalence of Impacted Maxillary Canines in a Saudi Arabian Population: A Preliminary Study

Authors

  • Santosh R Patil Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, College of Dentistry, Aljouf University, Sakaka, Aljouf
  • Ravi Kumar Gudipaneni Department of Preventive Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Aljouf University, Sakaka, Aljou
  • Fayyaz Alam Department of Conservative Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Aljouf University, Sakaka, Aljou
  • Ibrahim A Al Zoubi Department of Preventive Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Aljouf University, Sakaka, Aljouf
  • Arun Priya S Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Aljouf University, Sakaka, Aljouf
  • Mohammad Khursheed Alam Orthodontic Department, College of Dentistry, Aljouf University, Sakaka, Aljouf

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31344/ijhhs.v2i1.22

Keywords:

CBCT, Impacted canines, maxilla, prevalence

Abstract

Objective: To determine the prevalence of impacted canines in a Saudi Arabian population using CBCT.

Material and methods: A total of 439 CBCT scans of 241 male and 198 female subjects were analyzed in this study by two qualified observers to know the presence or absence of impacted canines and their distribution in terms of gender, jaw and side. All the obtained data were tabulated statistically analyzed using SPSS 21.0 (Chicago, USA).

Results: Impacted canines were noted in 13 of 439 subjects with a prevalence of 3.03%, among which 7 (2.96%) were seen in males and 6 (3.12%) were seen in females. Out of these 13 impacted canines, 9 were observed in maxillary jaw, 3 in the right quadrant and 6 in the left quadrant. Four impacted canines were noted in mandibular jaw, 2 in right side and 2 in the left side.

Conclusion: The results from the present study indicate that the prevalence of impacted canines is comparable with other studies. Most of the impacted canines were located in the maxillary jaw and in females.

International Journal of Human and Health Sciences Vol. 02 No. 01 Jan’18. Page : 31-34

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2018-02-01

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Patil, S. R., Gudipaneni, R. K., Alam, F., Zoubi, I. A. A., S, A. P., & Alam, M. K. (2018). CBCT Evaluation of the Prevalence of Impacted Maxillary Canines in a Saudi Arabian Population: A Preliminary Study. International Journal of Human and Health Sciences (IJHHS), 2(1), 31–34. https://doi.org/10.31344/ijhhs.v2i1.22

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Vol. 2 No. 1 (2018)

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