Department of Surgical Science, Catholic University Our Lady of Good Counsel, Tirana, 1001, Albania.
, Tirana, Albania.
BMC Oral Health. 2023 Jan 28;23(1):47. doi: 10.1186/s12903-023-02711-x.
To evaluate the prevalence and the distribution of dental anomalies in an Albanian orthodontic sample.
For this retrospective study, a sample of panoramic radiographs (PR) of n. 779 (456 F and 323 M, mean age of 15.1 ± 5.5 years) Albanian subjects with no genetic syndromes or craniofacial malformations (e.g., cleft lip/palate), history of extraction, trauma or previous orthodontic treatment drawn from the archives of the University Dental Clinic Our Lady of Good Counsel, was examined. The inclusion criteria were: subjects from 8 to 30 years of age, good quality of PRs in order to allow the assessment of crown and root development. For different dental anomalies, both the prevalence and the association were evaluated by using Chi-square test (p < 0.05).
24.4% of the sample had at least one dental anomaly and 4.6% had more than one. The following dental anomalies were most prevalent: hypodontia (9.8%), dental impaction (7.6%), and ectopic eruption (5.3%). No statistically significant correlation was found between males and females (p > 0.05).
The most common anomalies in this group are found to be those of number and position, and only radiological investigations can reveal either of these anomalies. Early diagnosis of dental anomalies can contribute to prevent their complications and to establish the most suitable therapy to achieve a functional occlusion.
评估阿尔巴尼亚正畸样本中牙齿异常的患病率和分布。
本回顾性研究对 n. 779 名（456 名女性和 323 名男性，平均年龄 15.1±5.5 岁）无遗传综合征或颅面畸形（如唇裂/腭裂）、拔牙史、创伤或既往正畸治疗史的阿尔巴尼亚受试者的曲面断层片（PR）进行了检查。纳入标准为：年龄在 8 至 30 岁之间的受试者，PR 质量良好，以便评估牙冠和牙根的发育。对于不同的牙齿异常，使用卡方检验（p<0.05）评估其患病率和相关性。
该样本中 24.4%的受试者至少存在一种牙齿异常，4.6%的受试者存在多种牙齿异常。最常见的牙齿异常为：先天性缺牙（9.8%）、牙齿阻生（7.6%）和异位萌出（5.3%）。未发现男性和女性之间存在统计学显著相关性（p>0.05）。
该组最常见的异常是数量和位置异常，只有影像学检查才能发现这些异常。早期诊断牙齿异常有助于预防其并发症，并制定最合适的治疗方案以实现功能性咬合。
