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The Prevalence of Developmental Anomalies Among School Children in South India
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SRIJAN SUNAR, DR.MEBIN GEORGE MATHEW
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To analyze the prevalence of developmental anomalies among school children in South India.The developmental anomalies of oral cavity are malformations affecting dental and oral tissues. Anomalies are the results of perturbations in the developmental stages of tissues which may be influenced by genetic and/or environmental factors. The factors leading to developmental abnormalities can be either genetic factors such as inheritance, metabolic and mutations or environmental factors including physical, chemical, environmental and biological factors. It is also possible that some of these anomalies are caused by a combination of both genetics and environmental factors. A total of 100 school children, aged 1–13 years were invited to participate in the study. Information regarding age, sex,level of school education and hygiene habits were collected using a questionnaire. Intra- and extra-oral examinations were conducted by trained dental surgeons. Clinical data were collected by a 2 examiner and the details of these anomalies were recorded on the data sheet of the study.According to the study in male mesiodens are high in number (14.81%), followed by amelogenesis imperfecta (12.96%) and in female germination is high (11.11%), followed by fusion (7.41%)These developmental anomalies may cause many complications in the future if not rectified in the early stage so it’s our responsibility to create awareness among the parent’s about different types of developmental anomalies and its causes so that it can be rectified at the early stage.
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Development anomalies, genetic, environmental factors, oral hygiene.
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https://doi.org/10.31838/ijpr/2020.12.03.337
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