title: Assessing the association of taurodontism with numeric dentition anomalies in an adult central Indian population.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the association between taurodontism and numeric anomalies in adult population.
  
  
  METHODS
  Out of 1,012; 946 panoramic radiographs and dental records were retrospectively assessed to determine the presence of dental agenesis and supernumerary and taurodont teeth.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Taurodontism of one or more teeth was observed in 164 cases (97 females and 67 males). Hypodontia was observed in 148 patients (84 females and 64 males) with 62 patients having associated taurodontism (38 females, 24 males), oligodontia in 12 patients (five females and seven males) of whom nine patients also had taurodontism of one or more teeth (five females and four males). Forty-five patients (32 females and 13 males) presented with 57 supernumerary teeth (ST) with 12 patients having simultaneous presence of taurodontic tooth (seven females and five males).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our study suggests a preferential association between tooth agenesis and taurodontism; however, such association was not observed in individuals with hyperdontia. Understanding the nature of this preferential association may be of importance in determining the etiology of both conditions. This association may also define a subphenotype for future genetic studies on dental development. Further molecular studies are necessary to verify the etiology and mechanism of taurodontism associated with tooth agenesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Hitkarini Dental College and Hospital, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Vinuth Dundanahalli
authors.initials: VD
authors.lastname: Puttalingaiah
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Radio Diagnosis, Hitkarini Dental College and Hospital, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Poonam
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.affiliation: Department of Conservative Dentistry, Hitkarini Dental College and Hospital, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Rohit
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Miglani
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, Government College of Dentistry, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Puneet
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Department of Conservative Dentistry, Hitkarini Dental College and Hospital, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Abilash
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sankaran
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Surgery, Hitkarini Dental College and Hospital, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Gunjan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dube
keywords: Hypodontia; oligodontia; supernumerary teeth; taurodontism; tooth agenesis
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