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- Title
Presence and Morphology of the Molar Tubercle According to Dentition, Hemi-Arch and Sex.
- Authors
Ferreira, Marília Alves; Hespanhol, Lucas Carneiro; Capote, Ticiana Sidorenko de Oliveira; Gonçalves, Marcela de Almeida; Campos, Juliana Álvares Duarte Bonini
- Abstract
The purpose of this study was to assess the presence and the degree of expression of the molar tubercle according to sex, dentition and hemi-arches. Study casts of 126 patients were assessed, and those were under orthodontic treatment at the University of Franca, UNIFRAN; they were from both sexs, from 4 to 13 years old. The upper second primary molars and the upper first permanent molars, from both sides, were evaluated regarding the presence and the degree of expression of the molar tubercle. For an association study, the qui-square test was utilized. The concordance about the presence or absence of the molar tubercle according to dentition, hemiarch and sex, was estimated by the Kappa Statistics. There was a sexual dimorphism concerning the presence/absence of the molar tubercle (p=0.009), however there was no significant association between the degree of expression of the tubercle and the sex (p=0.791). The molar tubercle was more frequently observed in the male sex, in upper second primary molars and in the form of depression. There was a significant and "moderate" concordance between the left and right sides in primary dentition (k=0.596), there was a "good" concordance in permanent dentition (k=0.708) and a "weak" and significant concordance between the presence of the molar tubercle and dentition (k=0.207).
- Subjects
MOLAR abnormalities; DENTITION; DECIDUOUS teeth; SEX differences (Biology); ORTHODONTICS
- Publication
International Journal of Morphology, 2010, Vol 28, Issue 1, p121
- ISSN
0717-9367
- Publication type
Article