Jodat Askari, Feroze Ali K, Afreen Shameem, Salman Zafar, Nadya Sultan A.
Pattern of tooth loss in the maxillary arch: a study conducted at dr. Ishrat Ul Ibad instiute of Oral Health Sciences, DUHS Karachi.
J Pak Dent Assoc Jan ;18(1):15-8.

OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study is to record the frequency and pattern of missing maxillary teeth in a sample population of Karachi, Pakistan. METHODOLOGY: Atotal of 4000 patients were screened at Dr Ishrat- ul-Ibad Institute of Oral Health Diseases, Karachi. Out of the total, 3621 patients were selected for the study. Student's t test was used to analyze the data using SPSS 10. RESULTS: Total missing maxillary teeth were 2197 (60.6 %) out ofthe total molars were 1l19(3O.9%), premolars were 537 (14.8%), canine 156 (4.3%) and incisors 385 (10.6%). No significant difference was seen between male ad female. CONCLUSION: The present cross sectional study fomiulates a base line data to depict the pattern of tooth loss and its frequency in our Pakistani population.

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