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Table 2 Distribution of the missing incisors in MLIA patients among the non-syndromic tooth agenesis population

From: Non-syndromic hypodontia of maxillary lateral incisors and its association with other dental anomalies

MLIA status

N (% in MLIA)

Frequency in the tooth agenesis population

Statistical significance (p value)

None

150

62.5%

 

Bilateral

58 (64.4%)

24.17%

0.0006*

Unilateral

32 (35.6%)

13.33%

 

Left

17 (18.9%)

7.08%

0.7237**

Right

15 (16.7%)

6.25%

 

Combined (bilateral + unilateral)

90 (100%)

37.5%

0.0001***

  1. *Bilateral compared to unilateral; **comparing unilateral left to right; and ***bilateral + unilateral compared to no MLIA