Prevalence of Impacted and Transmigrated Canine in a Dental Yemeni Population; a Radiographic Study (original) (raw)

Objectives: The study aimed to evaluate the prevalence and patterns of impacted and transmigrated canine and associated pathologies in a dental population. Methods: The panoramic radiographs of 5531 patients [1820 (32.9%) male and 3711 (67.1%) female] who attended to several dental clinics between August 2018 and January 2019 were retrospectively evaluated. The number, position, impaction and transmigration of canine were noted. An impacted canine was diagnosed to be transmigrated when at least part of its length had crossed the midline. The presence of other coexisting anomalies was also noted. Results: A total of 388 patients (7.0%) presented with at least one impacted tooth. The most common impacted canines were in the maxilla among 368 (94.8%) patients, while 51 (13.1%) patients showed impacted canines in the mandible. About 32 (8.2%) patients showed both co-existed maxillary and mandibular canine impaction, while 126 (32.5%) impacted canines were bilateral either in the maxilla...