ArticleOral radiology2021
Taurodontism and C-shaped anatomy: is there an association?
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- Prevalence and root canal morphology of taurodontism analyzed by cone-beam computed tomography in Northern China.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Cone beam computed tomography evaluation of c-shaped canal morphology in mandibular premolar teeth.European oral research · 2024Article
- Association of root morphology of mandibular second molars on panoramic-like and axial views of cone-beam computed tomography.BMC oral health · 2023Article
- Prevalence of Taurodontism in Contemporary and Historical Populations from Radom: A Biometric Analysis of Radiological Data.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- High prevalence of taurodontism in North China and its relevant factors: a retrospective cohort study.Oral radiology · 2023Article
- Variations of root and canal morphology of mandibular second molars in Chinese individuals: a cone-beam computed tomography study.BMC oral health · 2022Article
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- Endodontic Management of Mandibular Second Premolar with Vertucci Root Canal Configuration Type V.Case reports in dentistry · 2022Article
- Taurodontism in maxillary and mandibular molars using cone beam computed tomography in a dental center in Saudi Arabia.Annals of Saudi medicineArticle
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Abstract
objectivesTo evaluate the relation between taurodontism and C-shaped configuration, as well as the prevalence and classification according to sex, left/right position, and arc length in the mandibular premolar and molar teeth using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT).
methodsThe presence of taurodontism and C-shaped configuration were evaluated using CBCT scans and classified by two independent radiologists. The sex, location in the jaw (left-right), and mandibular arc length measurements were recorded. The Chi-square test was used to determine the presence of taurodontism and C-shape configuration according to sex, left/right location, and independent-sample t tests were used to assess the relation between the arc length.
resultsThe prevalence of taurodontism was significantly higher in the female population, whereas the C-shaped configuration was more frequent in males (p < 0.05). In both sexes, the most common type was hypotaurodont (7.5%). In the molars, the prevalence was significantly higher in second molars, and the most common C-shaped configuration type was C3 (39.3%). The prevalence was significantly higher in the first premolar, with C2 (22.4%) being the most frequent type in the premolars (p < 0.05). The arc length and location in the jaw were not significantly affected (p > 0.05).
conclusionsA high correlation was revealed between taurodontism and complicated C-shape canal configurations. Practitioners should be very careful about the presence of C-shape morphology in taurodontism treatment, and various types of C-shaped morphology ranging from coronal to the apical direction.
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