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. 2019 Dec 31;20:1. doi: 10.1186/s12903-019-0991-2

Table 2.

Prevalence of clinically diagnosed developmental dental hard tissue anomalies by caries and oral hygiene status in preschool children in Ile-Ife (N = 918)

Variables Early childhood caries Oral hygiene status TOTAL N = 918
Absent N = 875 Present n = 43 p- value Good n = 613 Fair n = 267 Poor n = 38 p- value
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
Supernumerary Absent 871 99.5 43 100.0 1.00 610 99.5 267 100.0 37 97.4 0.10 897 99.6
Present 4 0.5 0 0.0 3 0.5 0 0.0 1 2.6 4 0.4
Supplemental Absent 869 99.3 43 100.0 1.00 609 99.3 266 99.6 37 97.4 0.28 896 99.3
Present 6 0.7 0 0.0 4 0.7 1 0.4 1 2.6 6 0.7
Mesiodens Absent 868 99.2 43 100.0 1.00 610 99.5 265 99.2 36 94.7 0.03 889 99.2
Present 7 0.8 0 0.0 3 0.5 2 0.8 2 5.3 7 0.8
Hypodontia Absent 867 99.1 43 100.0 1.00 608 99.2 267 100.0 35 92.1 0.03 896 99.1
Present 8 0.9 0 0.0 5 0.8 0 0.0 3 7.9 8 0.9
Macrodontia Absent 870 99.4 43 100.0 1.00 609 99.3 267 100.0 37 97.4 0.007 898 99.4
Present 5 0.6 0 0.0 4 0.7 0 0.0 1 2.6 5 0.6
Microdontia Absent 869 99.3 43 100.0 1.00 608 99.2 267 100.0 37 97.4 0.10 890 99.3
Present 6 0.7 0 0.0 5 0.8 0 0.0 1 2.6 6 0.7
peg-shaped lateral Absent 864 98.7 43 100.0 1.00 607 99.0 263 98.5 37 97.4 0.34 888 98.8
Present 11 1.3 0 0.0 6 1.0 4 1.5 1 2.6 11 1.2
Dens evaginatus Absent 871 99.5 43 100.0 1.00 610 99.5 267 100.0 37 97.4 0.10 898 99.6
Present 4 0.5 0 0.0 3 0.5 0 0.0 1 2.6 4 0.4
Dens invaginatus Absent 870 99.4 43 100.0 1.00 609 99.3 267 100.0 37 97.4 0.10 896 99.4
Present 5 0.6 0 0.0 4 0.7 0 0.0 1 2.6 5 0.6
Talons cusp Absent 869 99.3 43 100.0 1.00 608 99.2 267 100.0 37 97.4 0.10 893 99.3
Present 6 0.7 0 0.0 5 0.8 0 0.0 1 2.6 6 0.7
Fusion/gemination Absent 871 99.5 43 100.0 1.00 609 99.3 267 100.0 38 100.0 0.43 893 99.6
Present 4 0.5 0 0.0 4 0.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 0.4
Hypoplasia Absent 846 96.6 37 86.0 < 0.001 585 95.3 262 98.1 36 94.7 0.10 865 96.1
Present 29 3.4 6 14.0 28 4.7 5 1.9 2 5.3 35 3.9
Hypomineralised Second molar Absent 860 98.2 40 93.0 0.05 599 97.7 264 98.9 37 97.4 0.37 879 98.0
Present 15 1.8 3 7.0 14 2.3 3 1.1 1 2.6 18 2.0
Fluorosis Absent 869 99.3 43 100.0 1.00 609 99.3 265 99.2 38 100.0 1.00 886 99.3
Present 6 0.7 0 0.0 4 0.7 2 0.8 0 0.0 6 0.7
Amelogenesis imperfecta Absent 868 99.2 43 100.0 1.00 607 99.0 267 100.0 37 97.4 0.10 886 99.2
Present 7 0.8 0 0.0 6 1.0 0 0.0 1 2.6 7 0.8