Journal of Karnali Academy of Health Sciences (Oct 2024)

Prevalence of microdontia among orthodontic patients of Kathmandu, Nepal

  • Dr. Sanjay Prasad Gupta,
  • Dr. Samarika Dahal,
  • Dr. Shristi Rauniyar

DOI
https://doi.org/10.61814/jkahs.v7i3.923
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 3

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Background: Microdontia is a condition where the teeth are smaller than the normal size, which may involve all teeth or be limited to a single tooth or a group of teeth. The objective of this study was to find out the prevalence of microdontia among orthodontic patients of Kathmandu, Nepal. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 190 orthodontic casts of patients (166 males and 224 females) who came for orthodontic treatment between the age of 14 to 28 years (mean age of 17.43±4.28 years) were randomly selected. The mesiodistal dimension of each tooth was recorded with the help of digital vernier caliper. A tooth was diagnosed as microdontia when it is smaller than the normal size. Data analysis was performed using SPSS version 21.0 with a confidence level set at 95% (P0.05). Conclusion: The most common tooth affected by microdontia was maxillary lateral incisor. There was no statistically significant difference in prevalence of microdontia among genders. Keywords: Microdontia, Nepal, Orthodontic patients, Prevalence

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