Evaluation of permanent first molar tooth loss in young population from North Turkey

Autor: Bilal Ozmen
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Balkan Journal of Dental Medicine. 23:20-23
ISSN: 2335-0245
DOI: 10.2478/bjdm-2019-0004
Popis: Background/Aim: Rate of missing permanent teeth in a population is important for oral health indicators. The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the prevalence of previously missing permanent first molar (PMF) teeth in a young population. Material and Methods: 1204 healthy patients who received panoramic radiographs were selected randomly at their first visiting to Samsun Ondokuz Mayis University Faculty of Dentistry. The patients' age ranges were 7 to 17. Information about extracted permanent first molar teeth, missing regions, patients' ages, and genders was recorded. The data were statistically analyzed using chi-square tests. Results: 1,204 patients, of these, 608 (51%) were female, and 596 (49%) were male. 4,816 PFM teeth were evaluated in this study, and 128 of them (2.66%) had extracted from 97 different patients. There were statistically differences between groups in terms of age and gender (p
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