J Dent Oral Biol | Volume 7, Issue 1 | Research Article | Open Access
Hariclea Moroşan*
“Stefan Cel Mare” University, Suceava, Romania
*Correspondance to: Hariclea Moroşan
Fulltext PDFBackground: Canine impaction is one of the most challenging anomalies treated in orthodontics, requiring a lot of time and resources. The most efficient method of canine impaction treatment is preventing it, so we need much more clinical data to diagnose it as soon as possible. The purpose of this study is to assign other visible dental anomalies with canine impaction and to study the frequency of these anomalies in patients with canine’s impaction. Methods: This is a retrospective study conducted on a total number of 380 orthodontic records; between 2013-2021. The inclusion in the study criteria was any patient regardless of age or sex presenting at least one impacted canine. There were 14 patients matching these criteria and these cases were investigated for: Age, sex, type of inclusion, skeletal class, occlusal transverse relation, vertical anterior relation, palate form, and other associated dental anomalies. Results: In our study the prevalence of canine impaction is 3.68%, slightly more males – 57.1%. 64.3% of the impacted canines cases had another dental anomaly was also present, whether it involved the anodontia, supernumerary teeth, ectopy or nanic incisors. The rate of occurrence for impacted canines and anodontia are 21.4%, supernumerary teeth - 14.3%, canine ectopy - 14.3%, nanic lateral incisors - 14.3%. Conclusion: Most frequent dental anomaly found in impacted canines patients was the pathology of lateral incisor: – 35.7%. Moreover, the percentage of any dental anomaly among patients with at least one impacted canine was very high – 64.3%.
Canine impaction; Hyperdontia; Anodontia
Moroşan H. Canine Impaction and Other Dental Anomalies – What is the Connection?. J Dent Oral Biol. 2022;7(1):1186..