Background: To evaluate the prevalence of midline diastema among the population. Materials & methods: A total of 200 subjects were enrolled. Out of which 110 were males and 90 were females. The age of patients enrolled in the study was between 15 to 35 years. Results: Location of midline diastema was also considered showing 91.5% in the maxilla. The highest prevalence was for more than 30 years of age of the patients (46.7%). The prevalence of midline diastema was 35%. There was significantly higher prevalence among the females (44.4%) than the males (27.2%). Conclusion: The prevalence of midline diastema is more in maxilla and amongst the females as compared to the males.

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Evaluation of prevalence of midline diastema among known population