ISSN 2756-3421
African Journal of Dentistry ISSN 2756-3421 Vol. 10 (3), pp. 001-004, March, 2022. © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
The prevalence of oro-dental anomalies among 14-17 years students in Panchkula District Haryana, India
Preety Gupta*, Nidhi Gupta, Rajesh Gupta, Vikram Arora and Nishant Mehta
Department of Public Health Dentistry, Swami Devi Dyal Hospital and Dental College, Haryana, India.
Accepted 26, February, 2022
Abstract
The aim of this study was to find out the prevalence of oro-dental anomalies among 14 to 17 years students in Panchkula District Haryana, India. Oral examination among 3248 students (1608 males and 1640 females) aged 14 to 17 years in Panchkula District of Haryana was carried out in 18 secondary and intermediate schools. Oro-dental developmental anomalies seen in 946 students represents 29.1% of the studied sample, 42.1% males and 57.9% females; there was a significant statistical difference between them. Majority of the oro-dental developmental anomalies were presented in 16 years age group in the sample. The study reported that 29.8% of the participants were affected with atleast one dental anomaly. Enamel hypoplasia, followed by microdontia was the most common findings. Geographic tongue, commissural lip pits, fissured tongue and lingual varicosities showed a significant statistical difference among the two genders.
Key words: Oral anomalies, dental anomalies, prevalence.