RESUMO
Objective of this study was to highlight the prevalence of impacted canines in orthodontic patients ofAl-Qurayyat, Al-Jouf, Saudi Arabia. Two thousand two hundred and thirty nine patients visiting the Department of Orthodontics, Qurayyat Specialized Dental Center, were included in this study. The study was conducted from year 2012 to 2015
Frequency and percentages of the patients were recorded. Total number of males were n= 836[37.34% and females n= 1403 [62.66%]. The mean age of the patients was 22.92 +/- 8.43. N=9712239 [4.33%] patients were diagnosed with impacted canines. Maxilla was the most common site of impaction, n=89l97 [91.75%]. Within maxilla, impacted canines were seen mostly as unilateral n=75 [84.27%] and on left side n=59 [66.3%]