Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Türkiye Klinikleri Diş Hekimliği Bilimleri Dergisi, cilt.29, sa.1, ss.66-72, 2023 (Hakemli Dergi)
Objective: The term supernumerary tooth is one of the important dental anomalies affecting children and is used to describe excess teeth in the dental arch. Knowledge of changes in tooth development accompanying supernumerary teeth provides information about both orthodontic problems and changes in bone and teeth. This study aims to evaluate the relationship between the presence of supernumerary teeth and dental development in children and to raise awareness about the conditions associated with the presence of supernumerary teeth. Material and Methods: 175 (114 males and 61 females) children with supernumerary teeth were examined and compared to 175 normal control subjects matched for sex and age. Dental development was evaluated from panoramic radiographs using the dental age estimation method of Demirjian et al. Data were statistically analyzed using the Shapiro-Wilk test. Results: Significant differences were found in the mean of dental age and chronological age difference between case controls and children with supernumerary teeth (0.4±0.7 and 0.8±0.7 years, respectively). The mean differences between dental age and chronological age in hyperdontic males and females were 0.77±0.7 years and 0.96±0.7 years, respectively, and the results of the controls were 0.39±0.7 for males and 0.47±0.8 years for females. The differences between the hyperdontic and control groups were significant for both genders (p<0.001). Conclusion: Children with supernumerary teeth appear to have advanced dental development compared to children with normal dentition. The presence of supernumerary teeth in children is a condition that affects dental development.