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The Frequency of taurodontism in the Turkish population

M. Sinan EvcilH. Sinan TopcuogluHakan ArslanMustafa KöseoğluErtuğrul Karata

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MolarTurkish populationeducation.field_of_studyTaurodontismbusiness.industryTurkishRadiographyPopulationDentistryRetrospective cohort studyOdontología:CIENCIAS MÉDICAS [UNESCO]medicine.diseaseCiencias de la saludlanguage.human_languagestomatognathic diseasesstomatognathic systemMaxillaUNESCO::CIENCIAS MÉDICASlanguagemedicinebusinesseducationGeneral Dentistry

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Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and degree of taurodontism in a group of Turkish adult dental patients. Study design: A retrospective study was performed using panoramic radiography of 490 patients ranging in age from 18 to 65. These patients were analyzed for taurodontism. Descriptive characteristics of sex, jaws, and localization were recorded. The data was analyzed using the Pearson chi-square test. Results: Taurodontism was detected in 22.8% of patients and 4.2% of the teeth examined. Anomalies were found in 22.2% of females compared with 23.8% of males. However, no significant difference was found between the genders (p > 0.05). Taurodontism was more distributed in the maxilla than in the mandible. The maxillary third molar was the most commonly affected tooth. Conclusion: According to these results, taurodontism is not uncommon in the Turkish population. However, further studies are required to assess its distribution in the general population.

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2011-01-01
http://hdl.handle.net/10550/54199