Prevalence of congenital missing permanent teeth and its association with side and gender in a Saudi subpopulation
The prevalence of congenitally missing teeth fell within the range reported in previous studies. Second premolars were the most frequently congenitally missing teeth, with maxillary teeth more commonly affected than mandibular ones.
Authors
- Muteb Algharbi
- Nabeel Almotairy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1180-7753)
- Fahad M. Aldakheel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8047-8650)
- Ahmed A. Madfa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6124-0129)
- Freah Alshammary
- Hatem Alshammari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3121-4269)
- Khalid A. Aljameel
- Ibrahim R. Altheban
- Abdulrahman K. Alshammari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1018-3886)
Institutions
- Qassim University (SA)
- University of Ha'il (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-09-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0332958
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- dental development and anomalies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.81