title: Evaluation of enamel pearls by cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of enamel pearls according to population, sex and tooth groups on Cone-Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) or Dental Volumetric Tomography (DVT) scans of patients, retrospectively.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this study, 15185 teeth belonging to 768 patients, 430 female and 338 male, was performed cross-sectional examination by CBCT. The volumetric Computed Tomography used in the study is Newton FP based on flat-panel. The data were analyzed with Pearson chi-squared test.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Enamel pearls were detected in 36 subjects (4.69%). Of these enamel pearls, 19 were detected in male and 17 were in male. There was no statistically a significant association between prevalence of enamel pearls and sex. All of enamel pearls were detected in molar teeth, for prevalence 0.83%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  All of enamel pearls are found upper and lower molar teeth, especially the most commonly in maxillary second and third molars.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Diagnosis and Oral Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Atatürk University, Erzurum, 25240, Turkey. makgul@atauni.edu.tr
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Akgül
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Caglayan
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Durna
authors.forename: M-A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Sümbüllü
authors.forename: H-M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Akgül
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Durna
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D054893:Cone-Beam Computed Tomography; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014076:Tooth Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014092:Tooth Root; D055815:Young Adult