Prevalence of Taurodontism in Premolars and Molars in the South of Iran

BACKGROUND AND AIMS The study was undertaken to assess the prevalence of taurodontism and related systemic condi-tions and gender differences in premolars and molars of patients attending Shiraz Faculty of Dentistry. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this cross-sectional study, panoramic radiographs of 510 randomly selected patients were evaluated by a maxillofacial radiologist for the apically displaced pulp chamber. Detailed medical and family history of the patients was obtained. RESULTS The prevalence of taurodontism in 510 panoramic views was 5.5% of patients. Females had significantly higher prevalence of taurodontism than men (P>0.05) and mandibular second molar was the most affected tooth. CONCLUSION Taurodontism was relatively common in population under study. A family history of other anomalies should be checked for affected patients.