A patient with Eagle syndrome: Radiological and scintigraphic evaluation.

A 42-year-old man who had been having otalgia and facial and neck pain for 6 months presented for a routine dental examination. He had suffered two head traumas, the first 20 years ago and the second 4 years ago. A panoramic radiograph (PR) was taken as a screening film after the clinical examination. Bilateral styloid process elongation (SPE) was detected, and the patient was diagnosed as having Eagle syndrome. The styloid process (SP) length was 78 mm on the right and 74 mm on the left on multislice computed tomography (MSCT). Bone scan of the cranium showed normal uptake of radiotracer in the cranial bones and some little activity was detected as a silhouette in the localization of SPE in planar and SPECT images. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case investigating SPE by bone scintigraphy in a patient with Eagle syndrome.

Prevalence of double (fused/geminated) primary teeth in Turkey -a study

The purposes of this study was to investigate the prevalence of primary double [fused I geminated] teeth in a group of Turkish children and to compare the distribution of different types of double primary teeth and their relationship to permanent successors. 4619 dental records of Turkish children in the age range of 2 to 12 years were examined in the dental faculty hospital, Erciyes University Turkey between 2005 and 2010 and were included in this study. Radiographs and photographs of these children were also taken at the time of examination. The data [age, sex and systemic disease or syndrome] were obtained from the patient files and analyzed for double teeth. The occurrence of double primary teeth and their effects on the permanent dentition were also recorded. The prevalence of double primary teeth in children under 12 years of age in this study was 0.38%. 22 double primary teeth were detected. 45.4% were mandibular lateral incisors and canines 81.8% of cases experienced further problems in the permanent successors. Hypodontia [77.2%] was the common problem in the permanent successors. The affiliation between double primary teeth and permanent successors justifies radiographic examination to evaluate the number and condition of permanent successors and to determine a proper treatment plan

Prevalence of fusion and gemination in permanent teeth in Coppadocia region in Turkey

The objective of the present study was to determine the prevalence of dental fusion and gemination in permanent teeth in Coppadocia region in Turkey. The distributions of these conditions among different types were also studied. The present study was based on the clinical assessment and panoramic radiographs of 8,229 patients. All of these patients were examined clinically and had radiographs and photographs taken at the time of examination. All data [age, sex and systemic disease or syndrome] were obtained from the patient files and analyzed for double teeth [fusion and geminaiton]. The distribution of double teeth was investigated according to types and clinical positions. In this study the prevalence of double teeth [Fusion and gemination] in the permanent dentition in patients between 12 to 60 years was 0.29%. 14 [0.17%] were Fused and 12 [0.14%] were geminated teeth. The maxillary incisors were the most commonly affected, followed by the mandibularpremolars. Fusion andgemanation are uncommon conditions in Turkish population, but they are important dental anomalies that can affect any tooth in the mouth. Recognizing the condition will facilitate the endodontist, prosthodontist, periodontist, orthodontist, and for surgical management of such teeth