ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Prevalence and Periodontal Conditions of Developmental Grooves in an Italian School of Dentistry and Dental Hygiene: A Cross-Sectional Study.
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- Multinational cross-sectional study and meta-analysis on radicular grooves, C-shaped canals, and taurodontism in mandibular first premolars across 20 countries.Scientific reports · 2025Pooled it
- Root morphology and alveolar bone phenotype of maxillary second molars in patients with periodontitis: a cross-sectional study.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- Assessing the diagnostic performance of MediXpar texture analysis for C-shaped canal morphology on panoramic radiographs: a pilot study.Clinical oral investigations · 2026Article
- Prevalence of gingival recession in university students: a systematic review.European oral research · 2026Review
- Anatomical features of mandibular second molar C-shaped root canals in a Chinese population: a CBCT analysis.Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA · 2025Article
- CBCT analysis of the incidence of maxillary lateral incisor dens invaginatus and its impact on periodontal supporting tissues.BMC oral health · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: The aim of this cross-sectional study was to (i) determine the prevalence and distribution of developmental grooves in a young population and (ii) to evaluate the local periodontal conditions. Methods: Two hundred and fifty-one students with a mean age of 22.9 ± 4.7, attending the School of Dentistry and Dental Hygiene of Vita-Salute San Raffaele University (Milan, Italy) were included. The subjects underwent a clinical evaluation by two calibrated examiners. The following clinical parameters were recorded for each site presenting a radicular groove and for each corresponding site on an adjacent tooth used as control: probing pocket depth, plaque index, bleeding on probing, recession depth. Results: The prevalence of radicular grooves at patient and tooth level was 15.9% and 5%, respectively. When compared to control sites, the number of teeth with a radicular groove that presented plaque and bleeding on probing was higher. The logistic regression analysis showed that the presence of radicular grooves was significantly associated with the presence of plaque (OR, 6.14, p < 0.001) and of bleeding on probing (OR, 2.91, p = 0.01). Conclusions: The presence of radicular grooves increases the possibility of developing gingival inflammation by acting as a plaque retentive factor.
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