@Article{, title={The Prevalence of Impacted Maxillary Canine among Iraqi Patients of Al-Basrah City}, author={Aqeel Ibrahim Lazim عقيل ابراهيم لازم}, journal={Journal of baghdad college of dentistry مجلة كلية طب الاسنان بغداد}, volume={28}, number={1}, pages={73-77}, year={2016}, abstract={Background: Impacted teeth are frequent problem and one of the most affected teeth is the maxillary canine. Theearly diagnosis of impacted canines by radiographic evaluation is imperative. The aim of this study was to determinethe prevalence of impacted maxillary canines in patients attending the Oral diagnosis and Radiology clinic inCollege of Dentistry, University of Al-Basrah.Materials and Methods: 1280 patients attending the Oral Diagnosis and Radiology clinic in College of DentistryUniversity of Al-Basrah, between October 2013 and March 2015 were examined for the study. The age of the patientsranged from 15 to 55 years, with a mean age of 22.2 years.Results: The prevalence for maxillary impacted canines in all the cases was found to be 2.7%.The prevalence ofimpacted canines in males was 2.3% and in females was 3.2%. A higher number of impaction was seen on the leftside of the maxillary arch; 57.1% compared to 37.2% on the right side. Unilateral impaction was seen in 94.3% whereasthe bilateral impaction occurs in only (5.7%) of the patients.Conclusions: The prevalence of impacted maxillary canine in people attending the College of Dentistry, University ofAl-Basrah is 2.7%.

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