Table 2 Prevalence of dental anomaly by sex and socioeconomic status
Dental hard-tissue anomaly | Number of cases affecting Male | Number of cases affecting Female | Number of cases affecting low SES | Number of cases affecting middle SES | Number of cases affecting high SES | *Prevalence of lesion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 1,036 | ||||||
n = 516 | n =520 | n =451 | n =357 | n =228 | ||
Enamel hypoplasia | 76(14.7%) | 91(17.5%) | 77(17.1%) | 47(13.2%) | 43(18.9%) | 167(16.1%) |
Dens evaginatus | 33(6.4%) | 33(6.3%) | 38(8.4%) | 17(4.8%) | 11(4.8%) | 66(6.4%) |
Macrodontia | 19(3.7%) | 2(0.4%) | 6(1.3%) | 4(1.1%) | 11(4.8%) | 21(2.0%) |
Peg shape lateral | 9(1.7%) | 7(1.3%) | 4(0.9%) | 8(2.2%) | 4(1.8%) | 16(1.5%) |
Microdontia | 5(0.9%) | 10(1.9%) | 4(0.9%) | 7(2.0%) | 4(1.8%) | 15(1.4%) |
Supernumerary | 2(0.4%) | 2(0.4%) | 2(0.4%) | 2(0.6%) | 0(0.0%) | 4(0.4%) |
Fusion/Gemination | 2(0.4%) | 2(0.2%) | 1(0.2%) | 1(0.3%) | 2(0.4%) | 4(0.4%) |
Supplemental | 2(0.4%) | 1(0.2%) | 2(0.4%) | 1(0.3%) | 0(0.0%) | 3(0.3%) |
Talon cusp | 1(0.2%) | 2(0.4%) | 2(0.2%) | 0(0.0%) | 1(0.3%) | 3(0.3%) |
Mesioden | 1(0.2%) | 0(0.0%) | 0(0.0%) | 0(0.0%) | 1(0.3%) | 1(0.1%) |
Dens Invaginatus | 1(0.2%) | 0(0.0%) | 1(0.2%) | 0(0.0%) | 0(0.0%) | 1(0.1%) |
Transposition | 0(0.0%) | 1(0.2%) | 1(0.2%) | 0(0.0%) | 0(0.0%) | 1(0.1%) |
Notch incisor | 0(0.0%) | 1(0.2%) | 1(0.2%) | 0(0.0%) | 0(0.0%) | 1(0.1%) |
Hypodontia | 0(0.0%) | 0(0.0%) | 0(0.0%) | 0(0.0%) | 0(0.0%) | 0(0.0% |
Total | 151(29.3%) | 152(29.2%) | 139(30.8%) | 87(24.4%) | 77(33.8%) | 303(29.2%) |