FREQUENCY OF DENTAL HARD TISSUE ABNORMALITIES IN THE CHILDREN WHO REFERRED TO PEDODONTICS CLINIC OF ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF DENTISTRY

The aim of this study is to evaluate the percentage of dental hard tissue abnormalities in 596 children (age range between 6-13 years old) who screened in Pedodontics Clinic of Istanbul University School of Dentistry with oral and dental problems. In children with defects, with clinic examination, the group of tissue abnormalities, the childrens sex, the effected teeth are saved in the examination book. The prevalence of dental hard tissues abnormalities in the population studied was 17%. In this study 105 abnormalities and 100 children effected were identified. Dental hard tissue abnormalities are patologies which directly effect the treatment plan and prognosis. Therefore, dental anomalies are effective upon treatment planning and prognosis in growing child.