F. Qassim, W., J. Muhammad, Z. (2005). Prevalence of developmental oral anomalies among school children in two areas of Baghdad district. , 17(1), 51-53.
Wajnaa F. Qassim; Zaheda J. Muhammad. "Prevalence of developmental oral anomalies among school children in two areas of Baghdad district". , 17, 1, 2005, 51-53.
F. Qassim, W., J. Muhammad, Z. (2005). 'Prevalence of developmental oral anomalies among school children in two areas of Baghdad district', , 17(1), pp. 51-53.
F. Qassim, W., J. Muhammad, Z. Prevalence of developmental oral anomalies among school children in two areas of Baghdad district. , 2005; 17(1): 51-53.

Prevalence of developmental oral anomalies among school children in two areas of Baghdad district

Journal of baghdad college of dentistry
Article 1, Volume 17, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 51-53
Authors
Wajnaa F. Qassim; Zaheda J. Muhammad
Abstract
Background: This research was conducted to determine the prevalence of some developmental oral anomalies in children, from two different areas in Iraq.
Materials and Method: One area selected in Baghdad city center was (urban area) and the other was (rural area) in its boundaries. A total of 3018 children aged 6-12 years were examined for 13 anomalies in lip, tongue and palate.
Results: The most frequent, anomaly was ankyloglossia (8.1%), fissured tongue (6.2%), torus palatinus (3.2%), microglossia (2.4%), geographic tongue (1.8%), macroglossia (0.8%) and torus mandibularis (0.3%).
Conclusion: the prevalence of these oral anomalies directed by genetic factor and environmental or acquired factor like other diseases.
Keywords
Oral anomalies; Oral diseases; Malformations
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