The prevalence of root dilacerations in a Turkish population

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Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of root dilaceration in a Turkish dental patientpopulation with respect to sexes and dental localization in relation between sex and this anomaly.Study Design: A retrospective study was performed using periapical radiography of 2,124 patients ranging in agefrom 15 to 65. All data (age, sex and systemic disease or syndrome) was obtained from the files. These patientswere analyzed for root dilaceration. Descriptive characteristics of sexes, jaws, and dental localization were recorded.The Pearson chi-squared test was used.Results: Of 2,251 patients, 214 (9.5%) had root dilaceration. Root dilacerations were determined in 276 (4.3%)of 6386 teeth belong to 2251 patients. Anomalies were found in 9.8% of males compared with 9.3% of females.However, this difference was not statistically significant (p>0.05). Root dilacerations were similarly distributedbetween maxilla and mandible. The most frequently root dilacerated teeth were found to be mandibular third molars(12.8%), followed by maxillary third molars (7.4%), maxillary first molars (6.7%). Root dilaceration was notdetected in maxillary central incisors, mandibular central incisors and mandibular lateral incisors.Conclusion: According to our results, root dilaceration is an uncommon developmental anomaly which mostlyoccurs in the posterior teeth that is not also possible to have trauma. The radiographic diagnosis of this anomalyis important before surgery and orthodontics treatment, but firstly endodontic treatment (AU)

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