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Hypodontia: Prevalence amongst Jewish populations of different origin
Author(s) -
Eidelman Eliecer,
Chosack Aubrey,
Rosenzweig Kurt A.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
american journal of physical anthropology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.146
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1096-8644
pISSN - 0002-9483
DOI - 10.1002/ajpa.1330390113
Subject(s) - hypodontia , medicine , dentistry , population , demography , significant difference , orthodontics , sociology , environmental health
The teeth of 10,371 male and 11,013 female Israel Jews were examined. Prevalence of all hypodontia was 4.60% with no significant difference between the sexes; 2.11% lacked upper lateral incisors, the females having a significantly higher prevalence than males. Second premolars were missing in 1.87% of the population, with no significant differences between the sexes. Missing lower incisors was diagnosed in 0.68% of the children, with a higher prevalence in males. Prevalence of missing lower incisors was similar in the Ashkenazi and in the non‐Ashkenazi. The teeth most frequently missing in descending order were the upper lateral incisors and the lower second premolars.