Research Article
Association between Hypodontia and Angle’s Malocclusions among Orthodontic Patients in Kathmandu, Nepal
Table 1
Distribution of missing teeth according to the type of tooth and its location.
| Type of tooth | Upper jaw N (%) | Lower jaw N (%) | Total N (%) |
| Central incisor | 0 | 6 (8.33%) | 6 | Lateral incisor | 35 (48.61%) | 14 (19.44) | 49 | Canine | 3 (4.16%) | 2 (2.77%) | 5 | First premolar | 1 (1.38%) | 0 | 1 | Second premolar | 4 (5.55%) | 5 (6.94%) | 9 | First molar | 0 | 0 | 0 | Second molar | 0 | 2 (2.77%) | 2 | Total | 43 (60%) | 29 (40%) | 72 |
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