Table 1 Distribution of maxillary impacted canines and root resorption in different categories
Variable | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Male | 40 | 35.1 |
Female | 74 | 64.9 |
Side of impaction | ||
Right | 56 | 48.7 |
Left | 58 | 51.3 |
Incisor’s alignment | ||
Spacing | 14 | 12.2 |
Aligned without space | 96 | 83.5 |
Crowding | 4 | 3.5 |
Maxillary deciduous canine | ||
Missed | 51 | 44.8 |
Present with resorption | 47 | 41.2 |
Present without resorption | 16 | 14 |
Canine rotation | ||
Mesiopalatal | 57 | 50 |
Distopalatal | 57 | 50 |
Configuration of first premolar root | ||
Single | 11 | 9.6 |
Separated | 61 | 53 |
Fused | 42 | 36.5 |
Type of impaction | ||
Vertical | 106 | 92.2 |
Horizontal | 8 | 7 |
Resorption | ||
No resorption | 26 | 22.8 |
Resorption | 88 | 77.2 |
Affected teeth | ||
Lateral incisors | 18 | 20.5 |
First premolars | 6 | 6.9 |
Central incisors | 1 | 1.1 |
Central and lateral incisors | 23 | 26.1 |
Lateral incisors and first premolars | 28 | 31.8 |
Central incisors, lateral incisors, and first premolars | 12 | 13.6 |
Severity of resorption | ||
Grade 0 | 33 | 25.3 |
Grade 1 | 41 | 31.5 |
Grade 2 | 30 | 23 |
Grade 3 | 10 | 7.6 |