PREVALENCE OF CONGENITAL ADENTIA OF UPPER LATERAL INCISORS IN ADOLESCENTS ACCORDING TO ORTHOPANTOMOGRAPHY ANALYSIS

Abstract

The purpose of the study: To determine the prevalence of congenital absence of lateral incisors of the upper jaw and to determine its variability in relation to sex. Research methods and techniques. A retrospective study of 360 orthopantomograms with adentia of teeth: 112 men (31%) and 248 women (69%), age range from 12 to 18 years, mean age 15 years on the basis of the archive of the X-ray department of the University Clinical Dental Clinic of Uzhgorod National University. Statistical data processing was performed on a personal computer using licensed software for the Windows operating system and the standard Statsoft software package. STATISTICA 6.0 2300 East 14th Street Tulsa, OK 74104 USA. Object of research: analysis of the prevalence of dental adentia in adolescents according to orthopantomograms aged 12 to 18 years. Subject of research: assessment of the prevalence of dental adentia in adolescents according to orthopantomograms. Scientific novelty. The importance of early diagnosis of dental adentia and adequate and timely intervention, interdisciplinary approach to treatment can save the patient from reducing the number of complications that may affect function and aesthetics. Conclusions. Based on the data obtained, the prevalence of congenitally absent upper lateral incisors in the orthodontic population of adolescents aged 12 to 18 years was 3.77%, while women had a higher percentage of agenesis of the upper lateral incisors (2.8%) in compared with men (0.9%). In addition, 62.16% had a bilateral expression, 16.21% – a left unilateral and 21.62% had a right unilateral expression of the missing upper lateral incisors depending on gender.