Fused root stump mimicking cemental growth/cementicle

Khashu, Himanshu; Yadav, Jyoti; Baiju, CS

doi:10.4103/2229-5194.94193

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“…)after the crown of the tooth is com-pletely broken off or rotted away. Root stump is a part of the developmental anomaly in a postin lammatory condition (Khashu et al, 2012). Maxillary root stumps are challenging to extract and they can only be viewed by an indirect vision and blood oozing out of the socket obstructs the vision (Packiri, 2017).…”

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Prevalence of root stumps of primary teeth in paediatric patients

Yuvashree¹,

Ravindran²,

Antony³

2020

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The purpose of this study is to find negligence of early dental treatment. This research fulfils by providing insight on parents' care towards the child. The aim of our study is to find the prevalence of root stumps of primary teeth in pediatric patients. The current study was a comparative, descriptive and retrospective study which was performed under a university setting where all the data of patients with root stumps of primary teeth were collected by reviewing patients records and analysed the data of 86000 patients between June 2019 to March 2020. The collected data were tabulated; statistical analysis was done by SPSS – IBM. The study showed that out of 2360 extractions, 35 (1.5%)was found to be root stumps of primary teeth. The root stumps were more prevalent among four years of age (42.86%) with female predilection (81.25%) and the higher incidence with maxillary 2nd molars (11.4%). The prevalence of tooth loss was found to be high in children as well as the adults so dental professionals should utilize the various measures and protocols available in preventive dentistry to minimise the effects of tooth loss.

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