Prevalence of talon cusps in Jordanian permanent teeth: a radiographic study

The aim of the study is to investigate the prevalence of talon cusps in a sample of Jordanians dental patients and their distribution among different types of teeth. The data were collected from radiographic examination of 3,024 periapical films showing 9,377 teeth from a random sample of 1,660 pati...

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Published in:BMC oral health 2010-04, Vol.10 (1), p.6-6, Article 6
Main Authors: Hamasha, Abed Al-Hadi M, Safadi, Rima A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abnormalities
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Chi-Square Distribution
Dentistry
Dentition, Permanent
Female
Health aspects
Humans
Jordan - epidemiology
Jordanians
Male
Maxilla
Methods
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Prevalence studies (Epidemiology)
Radiography
Radiography, Medical
Research article
Retrospective Studies
Sex Ratio
Teeth
Tooth Abnormalities - diagnostic imaging
Tooth Abnormalities - epidemiology
Tooth Crown - abnormalities
Tooth Crown - diagnostic imaging
Young Adult
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Summary:The aim of the study is to investigate the prevalence of talon cusps in a sample of Jordanians dental patients and their distribution among different types of teeth. The data were collected from radiographic examination of 3,024 periapical films showing 9,377 teeth from a random sample of 1,660 patients. A tooth was considered having talon cusp if there was a V-shape radiopaque structure superimposed the tooth structure. Talon cusps were detected in 52 teeth (tooth prevalence = 0.55%). Maxillary canines were the most commonly affected teeth (46% of cases), followed by maxillary lateral incisor teeth (39% of cases) and maxillary central incisors teeth (15% of cases). Teeth with talon cusps were found in 40 subjects (person prevalence = 2.4%). Bilateral talon cusps were seen in 12 patients. Attention should be paid to the presence of talon cusp and the treatment problems associated with it.
ISSN:1472-6831
1472-6831
DOI:10.1186/1472-6831-10-6