Prevalence and Distribution of Dental Anomalies among Arab Orthodontic Patients in Israel: Is There a Correlation to Consanguinity Marriage?

• Published in: Applied sciences Vol. 13; no. 1; p. 197
• Main Authors: Kadry, Rana, Atalla, Rojee, Sella Tunis, Tatiana, Finkelstein, Tamar, Schonberger, Shirley, Kharouba, Johnny, Shapira, Yehoshua
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.01.2023
• Subjects: Aesthetics; Arab; Arab people; Chi-square test; Congenital diseases; consanguinity marriage; dental anomalies; Families & family life; Israel; Males; Marriage; Orthodontics; relative marriages; Teeth; Tel Aviv Israel; Israel

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of dental anomalies and whethera significant association exists between dental anomalies and consanguinity marriage among Arabic orthodontic patients in Israel. Pretreatment panoramic radiographs of 513 patients (38% males and 62% females) were e...