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. 2014 Jul 8:2014:370531.
doi: 10.1155/2014/370531. eCollection 2014.

The Incidence of Impacted Maxillary Canines in a Kosovar Population

Ali Gashi  1 , Blerim Kamberi  2 , Resmije Ademi-Abdyli  1 , Ferijale Perjuci  1 , Arjeta Sahatçiu-Gashi  3
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The Incidence of Impacted Maxillary Canines in a Kosovar Population

Ali Gashi et al. Int Sch Res Notices. .

Abstract

Aim. The purpose of this study was to investigate the incidence of impacted maxillary canines in a Kosovar population. Materials and Methods. The study consisted of a retrospective analysis of the records of 8101 patients treated in the University Dentistry Clinical Center of Kosovo between August 2001 and February 2004. The chi-squared test was used to examine potential differences in the distribution of impacted maxillary canines stratified by gender, age, location (left or right), and position. P < 0.05 was accepted as statistically significant. Results. It was found that the incidence of impacted maxillary canines was 1.62%. Of the 131 impacted maxillary canines, 101 were in female patients and 30 were in male patients, a statistically significant difference. Ages were in the range of 9 to >20 years, with a mean age of 24.38 ± 8.09 years. Of these subjects, 99 (75.57%) had unilaterally impacted maxillary canines, while 32 (24.43%) had bilateral impactions, a statistically significant difference (P < 0.00002). Impacted canines in 92 subjects (70.2%) were palatally placed, and 18 (13.7%) were labially placed. This difference was also statistically significant (P < 0.00001). Conclusion. The incidence of impacted maxillary canines in the sample Kosovar population was 1.62%, which is comparable to the findings from previous studies.

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Distribution of impacted maxillary canines according to position in the arch.
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Distribution of impacted maxillary canines according to position in the arch (classes I and II).
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