Prevalence of Malocclusion and Impacted Canine in Arab Israelian Population (Arab48)

The maxillary canine is the second most frequently impacted tooth following third molars. The etiology of the impacted canine is obscure, but probably multifactorial. There are some evidences that patients with a few certain features of occlusion may be at higher risk to the development of impacted canine. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between occurrence of canine impaction and other aspects of occlusion. This study was conducted with patients aged 10,2 years or older who consequently presented to Orthodontics clinic /jat, Israel. Prevalence of canine impaction in patients of an orthodontic clinic were 3,7%. Angleu0027s Class II was more prevalent occlusion, (61,36 %) malocclusion, Angleu0027s Class I(21,09%),whereas Angleu0027s Class III (17,55%) malocclusion is the least prevalent among Arab population aged 10,2-39,5 in Israel. Canine impaction showed no significant relationship with type of malocclusion.