Prevalence of taurodontism in premolars among patients at a tertiary care institution in Trinidad
West Indian med. j
; 56(4): 368-371, Sept. 2007.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
A study was undertaken to assess the prevalence of taurodontism in premolars in a group of adult dental patients in Trinidad and Tobago since there is no such data available for the region.METHODS:
Periapical and orthopantomograms of 1090 randomly selected patients were examined for the presence of an apically displaced pulp chamber without the usual constriction at the cementoenamel junction.RESULTS:
Prevalence of taurodontism in a sample of 1090 patients was 11.28%. Of the 5324 premolars examined, 4.79% were taurodonts. Prevalence of taurodontism was higher in males (6.46%) compared to females (3.66%). A Statistically significant difference (p < 0.0001) was observed in the prevalence of taurodontism in mandibular premolars compared to maxillary premolars (9.07% vs 0.56%).CONCLUSION:
Prevalence of taurodontism in premolars among Trinidadian patients, as assessed by radiographic study, was 4.79% and it was higher in the males compared to females. Significant differences were also observed between mandibular and maxillary premolars.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Anormalidades Dentárias
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Dente Pré-Molar
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe ingles
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Trinidad y tobago
Idioma:
En
Revista:
West Indian med. j
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Trinidad e Tobago
País de publicação:
Jamaica