Prevalence of hypodontia and associated factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Highest in Africa: 13·4% Females were found to have a higher prevalence than males The most commonly affected teeth were mandibular second premolars followed by maxillary lateral incisors and maxillary second premolars. The prevalence of mild, moderate and severe hypodontia was found to be 81·6, 14·3 and 3·1% respectively.