Taurodontism, Root Dilaceration, and Tooth Transposition: A Radiographic Study of a Population with Nonsyndromic Cleft Lip and/or Palate

Giovana Maria Weckwerth, Carlos Ferreira Santos, Daniel Brozoski, Bruna Stuchi Centurion, Otávio Pagin, José Roberto Pereira Lauris, Izabel Maria Marchi de Carvalho, Lucimara Teixeira das Neves

The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal · 2015 · 31 citations · 40 references

Abstract

Taurodontism is significantly more prevalent in Brazilians with nonsyndromic CL/P than in persons without clefts; whereas the prevalence of root dilaceration no different from that in the control group. However, root dilacerations in anterior teeth were increased in groups 1 and 2 when compared to the control group.

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