Prevalence of Dental Anomalies in a Sample of Turkish Children: A Retrospective Study

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of dental anomalies in Turkish children aged 2-14 years by panoramic radiographies. The most common dental anomaly, the frequency of multiple dental anomalies and gender differences were further evaluated. Methods: Two thousand and thirty panoramic radiographies were scanned by two experts in a dimly illuminated environment. Anomalies were recorded in the Excel table under six main groups and 21 subgroups: size, number, position, texture, shape and eruption anomalies. A chi-square test was used to analyze the data at p