Publication: Impacted Canine in Orthodontic Patients of a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study
Date
2021
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Publisher
Nepal Medical Association
Abstract
Abstract:
Introduction: Impacted canine is a frequently encountered clinical problem during orthodontic practice with different prevalence in each region. Treatment usually requires an interdisciplinary approach which is difficult and time consuming. Surgical exposure of the impacted tooth and the complex orthodontic mechanisms are used to align the tooth into the arch. This study was designed to find out the prevalence of impacted canine in orthodontic patients.
Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was done with hospital records of patients from 15 to 38 years of age visited department of Orthodontics at a tertiary care hospital from August 2020 to March 2021 after obtaining ethical clearance from the institutional review committee. Convenience sampling method was used. Patients Orthopantomogram and clinical notes were thoroughly evaluated. To locate position of impacted canine cone-beam computed tomography images were used. The data was collected and entered in Microsoft Excel. Point estimate at 99% Confidence Interval was calculated along with frequency and proportion for binary data.
Results: Out of 1008 patients, 44 (4.37%) (2.71-6.03 at 99% Confidence Interval) patients had impacted canines. Among them, maxillary canine impaction was seen in 38 (3.77%) and mandibular canine impaction in 6 (0.60%).
Conclusions: The overall prevalence of impacted canines was found lower than previous studies done in similar settings. Large number of patients had buccal impaction compared to palatal impaction.
Description
Bashu Dev Pant
Department of Orthodontics, People’s Dental College and Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2644-8562
Anjana Rajbhandari
Department of Orthodontics, People’s Dental College and Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
Resina Pradhan
Department of Orthodontics, People’s Dental College and Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
Manju Bajracharya
Department of Orthodontics, People’s Dental College and Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
Pushkar Manandhar
Department of Orthodontics, People’s Dental College and Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
Surendra Maharjan
Department of Orthodontics, People’s Dental College and Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3818-2949
Dilli Bahadur Pun
Department of Physiology, Karnali Academy of Health Sciences, Jumla, Nepal
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4685-416X
Barun Kumar Sah
Department of Pediatric and preventive Dentistry, Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4612-1890
Keywords
impacted, mandible, maxilla, prevalence, tooth