Research Article

Supernumerary Teeth in Indian Children: A Survey of 300 Cases

Table 4

Summary of various studies carried out on supernumerary teeth in different populations.

AuthorsSample sizeCountryAgeMethodTypes of supernumerary includedMale : Female

Present study300 children diagnosed with supernumerary teethIndia4–14 YerasClinical Examination and radiographs All2.9 : 1
Tyrologou et al. (2005) [8]97 children with diagnosed mesiodensSweden3–15 yearsClinical examination and radiographs Mesiodens2 : 1
Huang et al. (1992) [9]152 children with diagnosed supernumerary teethJordan 5–15 yearsClinical examination and radiographs All2.2 : 1
Liu (1995) [2]112 children with diagnosed supernumerary teeth in the premaxillary regionsTaiwan 4–14 yearsClinical examination and radiographs In the Premaxillary region.2.8 : 1
von Arx (1992) [10]90 patients with anterior maxillary supernumerarySwitzerland 6–10 yearsClinical examination and radiographsIn the Anterior Maxillary region2.6 : 1