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Table 5 Number and percentage of teeth with dental anomalies in the right and left sides of the jaws

From: The prevalence, pattern and clinical presentation of developmental dental hard-tissue anomalies in children with primary and mix dentition from Ile-Ife, Nigeria

Anomaly

Right side (%)

Left side (%)

Total

n = 11,776

n = 11,815

n = 23,591

Hypolasia

308(2.6%)

317(2.7%)

625(2.7%)

Dens evaginatus

64(0.5%)

53(0.4%)

117(0.5%)

Macrodintia

16(0.1%)

18(0.2%)

34(0.1%)

Peg shaped lateral

12(0.1%)

12(0.1%)

24(0.1%)

Microdontia

11(0.1%)

11(0.09%)

22(0.09%)

Notch shaped incisor

2(0.02%)

2(0.02%)

4(0.02%)

Fusion/Gemination

2(0.02%)

2(0.02%)

4(0.02%)

Talon cusp

2(0.02%)

1(0.008%)

3(0.01%)

Supernumerary

3(0.03%)

1(0.008%)

4(0.02%)

Supplemental

2(0.02%)

1(0.008%)

3(0.01%)

Transposition

2(0.02%)

0(0.0%)

2(0.008%)

Dens invaginatus

1(0.008%)

0(0.0%)

1(0.004%)

Hypodontia

0(0.0%)

0(0.0%)

0(0.0%)

Total

425(3.6%)

418(3.5%)

843(3.6%)