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Maxillary canines are important aesthetically and functionally, but impacted canines are more difficult and time consuming to treat. Permanent maxillary canine impaction has been reported in about 1% to 5% of the population. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of impacted maxillary canine in patients visiting to Khyber college of dentistry, Peshawar. A total of 500 patients of 15 years and above were examined clinically. Those having maxillary canine impaction were advised Anterior Occlusal View and panoramic radiograph to determine the patterns of impaction by vertical parallaxing technique. Data were processed in SPSS version 16.0. The chi-squared test was used to reveal any differences in the distribution of impacted maxillary canines when stratified by gender and location [left or right]. A p-value of <0.05 was accepted as statistically significant. Out of 500 patients examined 20[4%] had maxillary canine impaction. The mean age was 19.05 +/- 3.15 years. Age was ranged from 15 to 25 years. Female to male ratio was1.85:1. Females had more impaction of maxillary canine than males[p=0.000]. Palatal were the most common in males while buccal were in females. Left side was commonly involved in impaction in both genders
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Humans , Male , Female , Maxilla , Cuspid , PrevalenceABSTRACT
The aim of the study was to know the effects of the seat belts on the severity and pattern of facial injuries in road traffic accidents. Sixty patients with road traffic accidents in four wheel vehicles were investigated for mild-moderate and severe facial injuries with and without seat belt usage during driving. This study was carried out in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar. These patients with maxillofacial injuries and associated fractures were studied for age, gender distribution, severity of facial injuries and their association to restrained or unrestrained with seat. Among 60 patients only 12 were wearing seat belts when accidents occurred. Male were dominant and most RTA occurred in patient in 20s. The mean age of the patient in the present study was 21.9 years SD +/- 3.5. The age range was 6 - 50 years. The most commonly involved age group was the 3rd decade [32.25%] followed by 1[st] decade [25%] and 4[th] decade [18.25%]
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The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of cusp of carabelli in permanent teeth in a sample from the population of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. A special proforma was developed to collect the data. A total of 400 subjects [patients attending Khyber College of Dentistry hospital and students of Khyber College of Dentistry] were included in the study. Cusp of Carabelli was present in 29.7% of the study population in maxillary first permanent molar and was totally absent in maxillary second permanent molars. Prevalence in males [31.9%] was slightly greater than females [25.9%]. Similarly unilateralism was also greater in males than females. It was concluded that the prevalence of cusp of Carabelli is lowest in the population sample of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as compared to other similar Asian population's samples. However, unilateralism was at par with other Asian studies. In permanent teeth the Cusp of Carabelli occurs only on maxillary first molar
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Humans , Male , Female , Prevalence , Maxilla , MolarABSTRACT
This descriptive study was undertaken to determine age and gender distribution and causes of dentoalveolar fractures. One hundred patients with dentoalveolar fracture were examined at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar; Pakistan in six months. The age range in this study was 3-60 years with mean age 18.17 years; and Std Deviation13.08. The male to female ratio was 2.7: 1. Road traffic accident was the major cause of dentoalveolar fractures[39%] followed by fall[30%], sports accidents[15%], violence [5%], work accidents [4%], fire arm injuries[4%], and horse kick[2%]