Analysis of the occurrence of taurodontism in patients attending the Tygerberg Oral Health Centre

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dc.contributor.advisorParker, Mohamed Ebrahim
dc.contributor.authorBenzahya, Mohamed
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-02T13:47:06Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-04T07:57:22Z
dc.date.available2016-06-02T13:47:06Z
dc.date.available2024-06-04T07:57:22Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.descriptionMagister Scientiae Dentium - MSc(Dent)en_US
dc.description.abstractAim: Analysis of the occurrence of taurodont molars among patients attending the Tygerberg Oral Health Centre. Methodology: A retrospective descriptive study comprising 1608 panoramic radiographs of patient records, 815 females and 793 males, ranging in ages from 18 to 68 years old. The panoramic radiographs were evaluated for presence of taurodontism. Gender predilection and location of taurodont molars were analysed using a chi-square test. Results: Taurodontism was found in 52 (3.23%) radiographs distributed according to gender (30 females and 22 males [P > 0.05]). The overall prevalence of taurodont molars was (0.73%) from a total of 17148 molars that were examined. The mandibular molar teeth were more affected than the maxillary molar teeth and the second mandibular tooth was the most affected. Conclusion: Taurodontism was not uncommon in a group of patients that attended the Tygerberg Oral Health Centre, UWC. Further larger scale studies are required to assess its distribution in the general population of South Africa to compare it with other ethnic groups and to establish any associations. However, taurodontism in mandibular teeth is a condition that should be taken into consideration, especially the second mandibular tooth, to avoid complications.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/15784
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.subjectTaurodontismen_US
dc.subjectPanoramic radiographsen_US
dc.subjectDiagnosisen_US
dc.subjectTaurodont teethen_US
dc.titleAnalysis of the occurrence of taurodontism in patients attending the Tygerberg Oral Health Centreen_US

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