consanguinity-related hyperdontia: an orthopantomographic study

background:   materials and methods:   results:   six cases (33.3%), followed by the mesiodens, five cases (27.8%). the canines and distomolars three cases (16.6%) each respectively, while the least were the lateral incisors and paramolars of the two cases (11.1%) each. conclusion:   population because 13 cases (72.2%) out of 18 cases had consanguineous parents, while all patients having consanguineous parents had eumorphic st. consanguinity appeared to have a role in the development of hyperdontia in saudi eighteen (1.2%) patients were found to have nsst, comprising twelve males (66.7%),   and six females (33.3%). the most common supernumerary teeth (st) were the pre-molars the study reviewed 1521 panoramic radiographs of saudi and non-saudi   subjects who attended rcsdp clinic from november 2009 to november 2010. the data were analyzed using the statistical package for social sciences, utilizing chi-square. the aim of this retrospective study was to describe the distribution of the nonsyndromal key words: consanguinity, eumorphism, hyperdontia, non-syndromal supernumerary teeth,non-saudi population, saudi population supernumerary teeth (nsst) in a population of patients who attended the clinics of riyadh colleges of dentistry and pharmacy (rcsdp), riyadh, saudi arabia.