The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of dental anomalies in a group of patients with cleft lip and palate (CL/P) in the northeast of Iran. Ninety-one patients referring to the Cleft Lip and Palate Clinic of Mashhad Dental School were enrolled and classified into right CL/P, left CL/P, and bilateral CL/P groups. Photographs, dental casts, and panoramic and periapical ra...

Cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD) is a rare, hereditary, congenital disorder inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern and is characterised by cranio-facial, skeletal and oro-dental malformations. The typical patient is short, presents a brachiocephalic skull with bossing of the frontal and parietal bones. Cephalic sutures and fontanelles exhibit delayed closure. The mid-face is hypoplastic, givin...

Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome, a congenital anomaly of the female genital tract, is characterized by vaginal agenesis, a rudimentary to absent uterus compromising the normal functions of the genital tract, thereby causing psychological trauma. This syndrome is estimated to occur in approximately 1 in every 4500 females [1]. Patients with vaginal agenesis in MRKH syndrome can be...

OBJECTIVE The aims of this study were to investigate the frequency and characteristics of dental transpositions and to evaluate associated dental anomalies in a large sample of Turkish Anatolian population. STUDY DESIGN A retrospective study was performed using panoramic radiographs of 6983 patients (4092 females and 2891 males) ranging in age from 12 to 27 subjected to Faculty of Dentistry a...

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM Dilaceration is defined as a sudden change in the axial inclination of root or between the crown and the root of a tooth. There is no previous study evaluating its prevalence in south of Iran. PURPOSE This study evaluates the prevalence of root dilaceration on the basis of its location in dental arch in a sample of dental patients referring to Shiraz dental school, Iran. ...

Abstract Dens invaginatus (DI) is an anomaly of developmental origin arising due to disturbances during the morphodifferentiation stage, resulting from infolding enamel organ toward dental papilla. Different presentations invagination, altered canal morphology, and presence constrictions dilatations sometimes make its management really challenging. With advent modern diagnostic treatment aids, ...

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence dental anomalies and whethera significant association exists between consanguinity marriage among Arabic orthodontic patients in Israel. Pretreatment panoramic radiographs 513 (38% males 62% females) were examined detect related number, size, shape, eruption. A chi-square test carried out associations anomalies, gender, marriage. results ind...