Publication: Congenital absence and loss of teeth in an orthodontic patient group
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1990-07-01
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00459917
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Mahidol University
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The Journal of the Dental Association of Thailand. Vol.40, No.4 (1990), 165-176
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S. Dechkunakorn, J. Chaiwat, P. Sawaengkit Congenital absence and loss of teeth in an orthodontic patient group. The Journal of the Dental Association of Thailand. Vol.40, No.4 (1990), 165-176. Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/16034
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Congenital absence and loss of teeth in an orthodontic patient group
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Panoramic radiographs of 1,160 orthodontic patients, 655 females and 505 males, 6-15 years of age were selected for study in congenital absence, loss of permanent teeth and premature loss of deciduous teeth. The result from this investigation showed congenital absence for 100 subjects (8.6%, not including third molars) and 185 subjects (16%, third molars included). The permanent upper lateral incisors are most frequently missing (22.4%, third molars excluded), followed by upper second premolar, 17.8%, lower second premolar, 15.1%, and then lower lateral incisor, 12.5%. The study also showed loss of permanent teeth of 105 subjects (9.1%). The lower first molars are most frequently lost (52.8%), followed by the upper first molar (18.2%). There is no statistical significance (alpha = 0.01) between females and males in both congenital absence and loss of permanent teeth. The premature loss of deciduous teeth was found in 467 subjects (40.3%). The most frequently loss happened to second deciduous molars, followed by first deciduous molars and then deciduous canines. There is more statistical significance (alpha = 0.01) in females than in males.