ASSESSMENT OF 100 CHILDREN IN JERUSALEM WITH SUPERNUMERARY TEETH IN THE PREMAXILLARY REGION

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of supernumerary teeth in a group of Israeli schoolchildren. To that end, the patient files of 100 children (72 boys and 28 girls) who had been referred for treatment because of supernumerary teeth in the premaxillary region were reviewed. Seventy-four children had one, 23 had two, two had three, and one child had four supernumerary teeth. Of these teeth, 22 percent had erupted. Nearly 90 percent of the supernumerary teeth were located between and around the maxillary central incisors. Angle's classification, which was available for 44 children, showed 59 percent of them to be in class I; the remainder were in class II. As far as could be ascertained, no comparative figures have been published previously concerning the distribution of children with supernumerary teeth according to Angle's classification.