Radiographic Study of the Prevalence of Dens Invaginatus in a Sample Set of Turkish Dental Patients

Abstract

<jats:sec id="st1"><jats:title>Aim:</jats:title><jats:p>The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of dens invaginatus in a sample of Turkish dental patients.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec id="st2"><jats:title>Materials and Methods:</jats:title><jats:p>The sample included 6, 912 panoramic radiographs from different Turkish dental patients. The ages of the patients ranged from 18 to 50 years. A tooth was considered having dens invaginatus if an infolding of a radiopaque ribbon-like structure equal in density to enamel was seen extending from the cingulum into the root canal. Maxillary and mandibular teeth were evaluated on panoramic radiographs to determine the type of dens invaginatus using Oehlers’ classification.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec id="st3"><jats:title>Results:</jats:title><jats:p>The overall incidence of patients with dens invaginatus was 0.17%. Dens invaginatus were detected in 15 teeth of a total of 192 150 teeth to give a tooth prevalence of 0.008%. Maxillary lateral incisors were most commonly affected teeth in the mouth (80% of cases), followed by maxillary canine teeth (20% of cases). The bilateral incidence of a symmetrical distribution was 25%.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec id="st4"><jats:title>Conclusion:</jats:title><jats:p>The occurrence of dens invaginatus among this Turkish population was rare. Attention should be paid to the presence of dens invaginatus and the treatment problems associated with it.</jats:p></jats:sec>

Analysis of the Association of Foramen Cecum and Dens in Dente in Maxillary Lateral Incisor

“…Bilateral cases of dens in dente are also not uncommon, the bilateral incidence with symmetrical distribution was 25% in the study by Çolak et al, 27 and an evaluation performed Shi et al 30 found that the bilateral occurrence was 19.05% of cases with dens in dente.…”

“…According to Çolak et al, 27 the different types of dens in dente may be related to several factors, including differences in the study sample, geographical locations, gender differences, and chronological age. In a study with a Turkish population, it was observed that this malformation reached 0.17% of individuals, detected in 15 out of 192,150 teeth, with a prevalence of 0.008, occurring in 12 MLIs and 3 maxillary canines.…”

Dens İnvaji̇natus Ve Tedavi̇ Yaklaşimlari: Dört Olgu Sunumu

“…Dens in dente olarak da bilinen dens invajinatus, diş dokularının kalsifikasyonundan önce, mine organının dental papilla içerisine uzanmasıyla oluşan, tek taraflı veya simetrik gözlenebilen gelişimsel bir malformasyondur. 1 Literatürde, prevalansının %0.04-12 arasında olduğu [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] , en sık daimi üst lateral dişlerin dens invajinatustan etkilendiği bildirilmiştir. [4][5][6]8,9 Etyolojisi tam bilinmemekle birlikte, diş germine çevre dokulardan gelen anormal basınçlar, iç mine epitelinin lokalize gelişim yetersizliği, travma, enfeksi -yon gibi hem çevresel hem genetik faktörleri içerdiği bildirilmiştir.…”

Developmental Structural Tooth Defects in Dogs – Experience From Veterinary Dental Referral Practice and Review of the Literature

“…They most commonly occur at the bifurcation or trifurcation of molars and are rare on incisor teeth. The incidence of enamel pearls in humans is approximately 5% ( 76 , 77 ), but its occurrence in dogs is uncertain and should be investigated ( 78 ). Microscopically, the enamel pearl consists of a core of dentin covered by enamel and may contain a pulp chamber continuous with the larger pup chamber of the tooth.…”