Radiographic study of delayed tooth development in patients with dental agenesis

• Published in: American journal of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics Vol. 141; no. 3; pp. 307 - 314
• Main Authors: Ruiz-Mealin, Erika V., Parekh, Susan, Jones, Steven P., Moles, David R., Gill, Daljit S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.03.2012; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adolescent; Age; Age determination; Age Determination by Teeth - methods; Age Factors; Anodontia - classification; Anodontia - diagnostic imaging; Anodontia - physiopathology; Biological and medical sciences; Child; Children; Confounding Factors (Epidemiology); Cross-Sectional Studies; Dentistry; Developmental stages; Ethnic Groups; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Forensic science; Humans; Immigration; Male; Mandible; Mandible - diagnostic imaging; Maxilla; Maxilla - diagnostic imaging; Medical sciences; Odontogenesis - physiology; Orthodontics; Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology; Radiography, Panoramic; Retrospective Studies; Sex; Sex Factors; Statistical analysis; Teeth; Tomography, X-Ray; Tooth Germ - diagnostic imaging; Tooth Germ - growth & development; Human; Radiography; Agenesis; Orthodontic procedures; Radiodiagnosis; Malformation; Teeth; Exploration; Tooth; Dentistry

The aims of this study were to compare the radiographic development of permanent teeth in a group of children affected by dental agenesis with an unaffected control group and to determine the effects of confounding factors including the severity of the dental agenesis, age, sex, ethnicity, and the n...