Korean J Orthod.  2021 Sep;51(5):355-362. 10.4041/kjod.2021.51.5.355.

Prevalence and patterns of tooth agenesis among patients aged 12–22 years: A retrospective study

• Eliacik BK
• Atas C
• Polat GG

• KMID: 2520380
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4041/kjod.2021.51.5.355

Abstract

Objective
This study aimed to establish the prevalence and patterns of nonsyndromic tooth agenesis in patients referred to a tertiary health care facility.
Methods
The intraoral records and panoramic radiographs of 9,874 patients aged 12-22 years were evaluated. The study group included 716 patients (371 male, 345 female) with non-syndromic agenesis of at least one tooth (except the third molars). The study data were assessed using descriptive statistics, chisquare test, and Mann-Whitney U test, while patterns were evaluated using a tooth agenesis code (TAC) tool.
Results
A total of 1,627 congenitally missing teeth, were found in patients with non-syndromic tooth agenesis, with an average of 2.27 missing teeth per patient. The prevalence of tooth agenesis was 7.25%, and the most commonly missing teeth were the left mandibular second premolars (10.17%). The age group comparison revealed no significant difference in the median number of missing teeth per patient according to the cutoff values for ages between 12 and 22 years. When the missing teeth were examined separately according to quadrants, 114 different tooth agenesis patterns (upper right quadrant = 28, upper left quadrant = 27, lower left quadrant = 31, and lower right quadrant = 28) were identified, and 81 of these patterns appeared only once.
Conclusions
This study highlights the benefits of applying the TAC tool in a large sample population. The application of the TAC tool in such studies will enable the development of template treatment plans by determining homogenous patterns of tooth agenesis in certain populations.

Keyword

Panoramic radiography; Prevalence; Hypodontia; Retrospective study

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