Prevalence Of Structural Deformities Of Teeth: A Retrospective Study

Abstract

Developmental anomalies and structural defects are commonly seen in individual teeth as a consequence of genetic or infectious factors, vitamin deficiency diseases, or certain medications. The aim of this study was to study the prevalence of dental anomalies. Materials and Methods The data was collected from the dental hospital management system. The data collected was tabulated under following parameters : Age, gender, structural abnormalities . The independent variable includes age, gender and dependent variables includes structural abnormalities and associated anomalies. Results: The study included details of 25 patients who underwent full mouth rehabilitation. Out of 25 patients it was observed that amelogenesis imperfect a(68%) was the most common structural deformity seen in both males and females of all age groups (Figure 1). It was observed that males(64%) were more commonly affected with structural abnormalities compared to females(16%) In correlation with structural abnormality and age, In correlation with gender and structural abnormalities, it was observed that 11 males(44%) and 6 females(24%) were affected with amelogenesis imperfecta, 3 males(12%) and 2 females(8%) were affected with dentinogenesis imperfecta and 2 males(8%) and 1 female(4%) were affected with fluorosis. Conclusion Within the study limits, it is concluded that amelogenesis imperfecta was the most common structural deformity seen in all the age groups. There was no statistically significant value in correlation between gender and structural deformities.