İnönü üniversitesi dişhekimliği fakültesine başvuran hastalarda taurodontizm görülme prevalansının retrospektif olarak değerlendirmesi

Volume: 17 Number: 3 August 6, 2014
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Abstract

Objectives: The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of taurodontism in patients admitting to Dentistry Faculty of Inonu University, and to examine the localization, distribution and the gender differences of taurodontism.Materials and Methods: This retpospective study was carried out using panoramic radiographs of the patients who came to İnönü Univercity Faculty of Dentistry, Departman of Dentomaksillofacial Radiology for dental problems.Results: Among the evaluated of 981 patients, 64 taurodont teeth were found in 31 patients, 8 of them were male (%25.8) and 23 of them were female (74.2%). Ten of cases were hypotaurodont (%15.63), 13 were mesotaurodont (%20.31), 26 were hypertaurodont (%40.62) and 15 cases were pyramidal (%23.44). The maxilla was affected more frequently than the mandible, the most common taurodont tooth was the mandibular 2nd molar.Conclusions: As a result, the prevalence of taurodontism was found to be %3.2

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Primary Language

Turkish

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Authors

Oguzhan Altun

Numan Dedeoglu

Publication Date

August 6, 2014

Submission Date

December 5, 2013

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Published in Issue

Year 1970 Volume: 17 Number: 3

EndNote
Umar E, Altun O, Dedeoglu N (August 1, 2014) İnönü üniversitesi dişhekimliği fakültesine başvuran hastalarda taurodontizm görülme prevalansının retrospektif olarak değerlendirmesi. Cumhuriyet Dental Journal 17 3 235–243.

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