@article{article_111825, title={THE PREVALENCE OF DENTAL ANOMALIES IN A TURKISH POPULATION}, journal={Journal of Istanbul University Faculty of Dentistry}, volume={49}, pages={23–28}, year={2015}, DOI={10.17096/jiufd.86392}, author={Aren, Gamze and Güven, Yeliz and Tolgay, Ceren Güney and Ozcan, İlknur and Bayar, Özlem Filiz and Kose, Taha Emre and Koyuncuoglu, Gulhan and Ak, Gulsum}, keywords={Dental anomalies; hypodontia; hyperdontia; taurodontism; microdontia}, abstract={<strong>Purpose: </strong> The aim of the present study was to investigate <br />the prevalence of dental anomalies in a Turkish <br />population according to the gender and age. <br /> <strong>Materials and Methods: </strong> A retrospective study was <br />performed using panoramic radiographs of 2025 patients <br />(885 males and 1140 females) ranging in age from 9 to <br />35 (mean age 25.61±10.04) years attending Department <br />of Oral Radiology, University of Istanbul, Faculty of <br />Dentistry. These patients were examined to determine the <br />presence of developmental dental anomalies involving <br />hypodontia, hyperdontia, microdontia, taurodontism and <br />other root anomalies. The incidence of these anomalies <br />were assessed according to the gender and age. <br /> <strong>Results: </strong> Among the 2025 subjects, a total of 96 <br />individuals (42 males and 54 females) showed at least <br />one of the selected dental anomalies (4.74%). Tooth <br />agenesis was the most common dental abnormality <br />(1.77%) followed by taurodontism (1.18%), hyperdontia <br />(0.79%), microdontia (0.54%) and root anomalies <br />(0.44%), respectively. <br /> <strong>Conclusion: </strong> Tooth agenesis is the most common <br />developmental dental anomaly in the studied Turkish <br />population followed by taurodontism.}, number={3}, publisher={Istanbul University}