Meta-analysis and systematic review of the number of non-syndromic congenitally missing permanent teeth per affected individual and its influencing factors | Zendy

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Meta-analysis and systematic review of the number of non-syndromic congenitally missing permanent teeth per affected individual and its influencing factors

Author(s) -

Vahid Rakhshan,

Hamid Rakhshan

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

european journal of orthodontics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.252

H-Index - 84

eISSN - 1460-2210

pISSN - 0141-5387

DOI - 10.1093/ejo/cjv008

Subject(s) - hypodontia , medicine , permanent teeth , confidence interval , dentistry , sample size determination , ethnic group , population , meta analysis , molar , epidemiology , demography , orthodontics , statistics , mathematics , environmental health , sociology , anthropology

Dental aplasia (or hypodontia) is a frequent and challenging anomaly and thus of interest to many dental fields. Although the number of missing teeth (NMT) in each person is a major clinical determinant of treatment need, there is no meta-analysis on this subject. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the relevant literature, including epidemiological studies and research on dental/orthodontic patients.

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