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- The study investigates the prevalence of radicular grooves (RG) in maxillary anterior teeth using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) scans from a Turkish population.
- Out of 1969 images analyzed, RGs were found more frequently in lateral incisors (2.3%) compared to central incisors (0.6%), and were absent in canines, with a higher occurrence in males than females.
- The findings support the use of CBCT as an effective diagnostic tool for identifying RGs, highlighting significant differences in prevalence based on tooth type and patient gender.
Article Abstract
Objective: There is limited data on the use of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) scanning in examining radicular groove (RG). This study aims to investigate the presence of RG in maxillary anterior teeth in a Turkish Population using CBCT scanning and to correlate the findings with the tooth type, and patient's gender.
Design: A total of 1969 CBCT images of maxillary anterior teeth obtained from 342 patients were included in the study. Patients' age and gender, the tooth type (central/lateral incisor, canine), and the presence/absence, bilateral/unilateral diversity, and type of RG were recorded. The RG type was categorized using Gu's classification. Statistical analysis was carried out to correlate the findings with tooth type, and gender using the χ(2) test (p=0.05).
Results: RGs were detected in 4 (0.6%) central incisors, 15 (2.3%) lateral incisors, and 0 canines. The frequency of RGs in males was higher than in females. There were statistically significant differences among the different tooth types in terms of the presence of RGs (p<0.001). Statistical analysis also revealed a significant difference between the males and females in terms of the presence of RGs (p=0.003).
Conclusions: The prevalence of RGs was statistically higher in males than in females and in lateral incisors compared to central incisors. CBCT may be recommended as an effective diagnostic device to identify RGs.
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