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PREVALENCE OF TAURODONTISM IN AN EGYPTIAN POPULATION PERMANENT MOLAR TEETH

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Objectives: Taurodontism is a dental anomaly used to describe vertically elongated pulp chamber with apically positioned pulpal floor and absence of the usual constriction at the cementoenamel junction (CEJ). It commonly involved permanent molar teeth especially mandibular molars. Aim: This study was aimed to investigate the Prevalence of Taurodontism in an Egyptian Population permanent molar teeth. Study Design: 1560 patients, from age between 18 to 40 years old were examined by panoramic radiographs for the existence of taurodontism Results: Taurodontism was found in 9 patients with a Prevalence of 0.6% and 0.38 % of which were males and 0.12 % females. Taurodontism was significantly more common in mandible than in maxilla. Conclusion: Taurodontism in the Egyptian population is relatively uncommon phenomena

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10.21608/edj.2018.79517

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Taurodontism, prevalence, permanent mandibular molars, permanent maxillary molars

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Khaled

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Beshr

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Ali

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Lecturer of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Beni Suef University

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Hossam

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Mossa

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Department of Restorative Dental Science, Alfarabi Colleges, Riyadh ‑ Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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64

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Issue 4 - October (Fixed Prosthodontics, Dental Materials, Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics)

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11458

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2018-10-01

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2020-03-29

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2018-10-01

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4,017

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0070-9484

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2090-2360

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Egyptian Dental Journal

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PREVALENCE OF TAURODONTISM IN AN EGYPTIAN POPULATION PERMANENT MOLAR TEETH

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22 Jan 2023