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{"title":"Odontomas as a cause of tooth eruption disorders.","authors":"Ewa Krasuska-Sławińska, Katarzyna Cichoń, Maciej Pronicki, Dorota Olczak-Kowalczyk, Dariusz Polnik","doi":"10.17219/dmp/177930","DOIUrl":"10.17219/dmp/177930","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Odontomas are odontogenic tumors located in the jawbone, referred to by the World Health Organization (WHO) as hamartomatous (Greek hamartion - a bodily defect) developmental malformations. The term was first used by Brock in 1866 to refer to every odontogenic tumor. Today an odontoma is believed to be a congenital malformation of dental hard tissues. Odontomas can contribute to the development of dental abnormalities and bite disorders.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The study aimed to present tooth eruption disorders caused by the occurrence of odontomas in 20 patients treated at the Dental Surgery Clinic for Children.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>The study group comprised 20 patients (13 in good general health, 6 with systemic diseases and 1 with a congenital malformation), aged 2-17 years (mean age: 8.96 years), with jawbone odontomas diagnosed through clinical and radiological examination. These odontomas were the cause of disorders in the eruption of deciduous and permanent teeth. The treatment method applied in all patients involved the enucleation of the tumor with its capsule and sending the material for histopathological examination.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Odontomas were discovered accidentally or were accompanied by such clinical symptoms as retained deciduous teeth, impacted deciduous and permanent teeth, missing teeth in the oral cavity, gaps, displaced teeth, and the distension of the alveolar process of the maxilla/alveolar part of the mandible. The odontomas occurred in both the maxilla and the mandible, more often in boys. The compound odontoma (OCp) was the most common type.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Odontomas are benign odontogenic tumors that do not undergo neoplastic transformation. The treatment of choice is a surgical procedure involving the complete removal of the tumor with its capsule, which results in full recovery.</p>","PeriodicalId":11191,"journal":{"name":"Dental and Medical Problems","volume":"62 4","pages":"627-635"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144946381","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Validation of the oral screen test as a tool for screening pediatric nasal obstruction.","authors":"Christian Calvo-Henriquez, Francisco José Vázquez-Santos, Serafín Sánchez-Gómez, Silvia Martins Neves, Antonino Maniaci, Gabriel Martínez-Capoccioni, Isam Alobid","doi":"10.17219/dmp/194626","DOIUrl":"10.17219/dmp/194626","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Nasal obstruction in pediatric patients can lead to serious issues, such as facial growth alterations, otitis media with effusion, and sleep disorders. Diagnosing nasal obstruction is challenging because subjective evaluations are often inaccurate, and objective measures like rhinomanometry are difficult to perform in children. This study proposes using an oral screen test as a rapid and cost-effective diagnostic method.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The aim of the study is to validate the oral screen test as a method for diagnosing nasal obstruction in children. This objective is based on the observation that children with nasal obstruction do not tolerate the oral screen test well.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>The validation of the diagnostic test was assessed based on the results of 104 children aged 4-15 years undergoing rhinomanometry. A silicone oral screen (Forwardontics®) and the Spanish version of the Sinus and Nasal Quality of Life Survey (SN-5) were used.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The oral screen test yielded a positive result in 78 participants (75%). The children with a positive test result exhibited higher nasal resistance (561.3 ±140.5%) than those with a negative test result (102.0 ±3.4%), with an odds ratio (OR) of 18.5 (95% confidence interval (CI): 5.5-64.1).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The oral screen test is a highly sensitive and moderately specific method for diagnosing nasal obstruction in children, making it a useful screening tool in clinical practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":11191,"journal":{"name":"Dental and Medical Problems","volume":" ","pages":"637-643"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144820878","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Analysis of the reporting characteristics of gingival recession treatment trials registered in ClinicalTrials.gov.","authors":"Nela Molga-Chlipała, Bartłomiej Górski, Renata Samulak, Monika Machoy","doi":"10.17219/dmp/186144","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17219/dmp/186144","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Gingival recessions are a common disease and one of the most frequently used method for managing them is the tunnel technique (TUN). Although more and more articles are addressing the problem, few are adequately structured, usually without following the standard protocols. Many checklists have been developed for this purpose. Among them, the Template for Intervention Description and Replication (TIDieR) checklist is commonly used. Therefore, the present review analyzed trials based on it. The completeness of registration of the trial protocol data was assessed using the TIDieR checklist with regard to the coronally advanced tunnel technique (CAT) with subepithelial connective tissue graft (sCTG) (CAT + sCTG) and CAT alone. The review also investigated the consistency of the research description in the published articles.A total of 37 records were gained from ClinicalTrials.gov and the corresponding publications, including 32 studies employing CAT + sCTG and 5 studies using only CAT. The description of intervention in ClinicalTrials.gov was inadequate for all analyzed trials, and there were also differences between the registered and published studies. The present analysis showed that the description of the registered trials is often incomplete and that detailed data is not pro-vided. It is essential that clinical research is well documented and properly described, so that the findings can be easily implemented in daily clinical practice without confusion.</p>","PeriodicalId":11191,"journal":{"name":"Dental and Medical Problems","volume":"62 4","pages":"759-765"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144999986","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Challenges in defining an efficient cleansing protocol against mono- and multi-species biofilms on a cobalt-chromium alloy surface.","authors":"Priscilla Neves Raile, Patricia Almeida Curylofo, Viviane de Cássia Oliveira, Ana Paula Macedo, Glenda Lara Lopes Vasconcelos, Helena Freitas Oliveira Paranhos, Valéria Oliveira Pagnano","doi":"10.17219/dmp/170920","DOIUrl":"10.17219/dmp/170920","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Effective cleaning protocols are crucial for controlling biofilm formation on oral prostheses and preserving the oral health of patients relying on removable partial dentures (RPDs).</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The present study aimed to investigate the antibiofilm efficacy of 4 cleansing protocols on a cobalt-chromium (Co-Cr) alloy surface, which is commonly used as the base-metal framework material in dental prosthodontics.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>Cobalt-chromium specimens were contaminated with isolated strains of Candida albicans, Candida glabrata, Staphylococcus aureus, and Streptococcus mutans to form monospecies biofilms. For a multi-species biofilm, all strains were grown simultaneously on the surfaces of the specimens. After biofilm maturation, the specimens were immersed in different solutions: Ricinus communis 2%; R. communis 10%; Cepacol™; NitrAdine™; and distilled water (control). After applying the hygiene protocols, the viability of the microorganisms and the amount of residual biofilm were assessed..</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Immersion in R. communis-based solutions did not significantly alter the viability of the microorganisms. Cepacol reduced the viability of C. albicans, C. glabrata and S. aureus in the mono-species biofilms, as well as C. glabrata in the multi-species biofilm. NitrAdine demonstrated effectiveness in reducing the viability of C. glabrata and S. mutans in both the monoand multi-species biofilms. However, its efficacy against S. aureus was only observed in the mono-species pattern. NitrAdine also reduced the area covered by the living biofilm.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The studied cleansing protocols exhibited reduced antimicrobial efficacy on the multispecies biofilm as compared to the mono-species model. NitrAdine showed potential as a complementary agent for controlling biofilm formation on removable partial dentures.</p>","PeriodicalId":11191,"journal":{"name":"Dental and Medical Problems","volume":"62 4","pages":"711-719"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144946353","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Knowledge, perception and attitude of dentists regarding the role of artificial intelligence in the field of pediatric dentistry: An online questionnaire study.","authors":"Priyanka Razdan, Anirban Das, Syeda Habiba, Sulekha Doley, Durgesh Ashok Tiwari, Prachi Hazari","doi":"10.17219/dmp/183901","DOIUrl":"10.17219/dmp/183901","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Knowledge on the potential applications of artificial intelligence (AI) as a diagnostic instrument in the domain of pediatric dentistry is imperative, as AI may significantly influence present and future dental practice.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The present study aimed to evaluate the knowledge, perception and attitude of pediatric dentists and postgraduate students in the pediatric specialty with regard to the employment of AI in pediatric dental practice.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>An online questionnaire survey was conducted among 375 participants (92 postgraduates, 203 faculty members and 80 private practitioners), who were provided with 19 closeended questions through the Google Forms link sent via email. The questions referred to the knowledge, perception and attitude of the participants, with 17 questions answered using a three-point Likert scale and 2 of them being multiple-choice questions. The responses were analyzed using the χ2, Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney U tests.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 62% of the participants were familiar with the term 'artificial intelligence', and the majority confirmed that AI could be used for the identification of plaque (57%) and supernumerary teeth (52%), the detection of early childhood caries (ECC) (68%) and the ectopic eruption of first permanent molars (67%), the assessment of child psychology (82%), and the estimation of chronological age (67%). Most participants felt that AI training should be incorporated into the postgraduate curriculum (82%) and were willing to introduce AI to clinical practice (87%). The barriers related to the use of AI were high costs (83%), the lack of training after graduation (78%), the lack of technical knowledge (77%), the fear of misdiagnosis (73%), and the lack of awareness (71%).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The present study concluded that although most pedodontists and postgraduate students had knowledge on AI, there were many obstacles connected with the use of AI in the field of pediatric dentistry. Therefore, the basic training of AI should be included in the curriculum of postgraduate studies.</p>","PeriodicalId":11191,"journal":{"name":"Dental and Medical Problems","volume":" ","pages":"645-655"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143448446","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Prevalence of tooth agenesis in young cancer patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.","authors":"Patrycja Proc, Wojciech Mlynarski, Louis Hardan, Rim Bourgi, Carlos Enrique Cuevas-Suárez, Monika Lukomska-Szymanska","doi":"10.17219/dmp/176033","DOIUrl":"10.17219/dmp/176033","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Childhood cancer survivors report many health issues related not only to the disease itself but also to posttreatment complications. Dental problems in these patients are irreversible, as they mostly concern the permanent dentition. This systematic review and meta-analysis is aimed at determining the prevalence of hypodontia in cancer survivors. The research strategy was implemented using multiple databases, such as PubMed®, Scopus, Web of Science, and Embase. The literature search was performed on February 21, 2023. A total of 576 articles were screened. Of those, 72 full-text articles were assessed for eligibility, and 31 articles were ultimately selected for inclusion in the meta-analysis. The prevalence of tooth agenesis in pediatric cancer patients was found to be 22% (random effects model; 95% confidence interval (CI): 14-25%, p < 0.001). Pooled analyses of 15 unadjusted relative risk estimates demonstrated a significantly higher prevalence of tooth agenesis in cancer patients compared to healthy individuals (unadjusted odds ratio (OR): 3.12; 95% CI: 2.01-4.83; p < 0.00001). Factors reported in the literature as contributing to the incidence of hypodontia include younger age at diagnosis, the utilization of multiple cytostatic drugs, high-dose radiotherapy (RTX), hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), and the presence of other dental abnormalities. Patients who underwent cancer therapy during childhood are more prone to hypodontia.</p>","PeriodicalId":11191,"journal":{"name":"Dental and Medical Problems","volume":" ","pages":"739-750"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144783741","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cognitive status and periodontitis: Is there a correlation? A cross-sectional study.","authors":"Saray Aranda Romo, Arturo Garrocho-Rangel, Andrea Marín González, Antonio Cepeda-Bravo, Maria Esther Jiménez-Capdeville, Celeste Ortega Rodríguez, Irma Yvonne Amaya Larios, Amaury Pozos Guillén","doi":"10.17219/dmp/177412","DOIUrl":"10.17219/dmp/177412","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) is the most accurate cognitive screening tool for early diagnoses of mild cognitive impairment (MCI). However, the majority of research on the correlation between MCI and periodontitis has been conducted using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE).</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The study aimed to determine a possible correlation between the gingival index (GI), periodontitis staging and MCI as evaluated by the MoCA in adults aged ≥55 years.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>A total of 120 Mexican patients with or without periodontal disease who met the selection criteria were included in this cross-sectional study. A comprehensive clinical and radiographic evaluation was conducted to determine the periodontal status of all patients. The MoCA was applied to assess cognitive impairment. Descriptive statistics and logistic model-based multivariate statistical analyses were performed to identify variables associated with MCI.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The cognitive status of subjects aged ≥55 years with and without periodontitis was mildly impaired in more than half of the studied sample. Thirty-four patients were diagnosed as periodontally healthy (group 1), 48 were diagnosed with mild to moderate periodontitis (group 2; stages I and II), and 38 had severe periodontitis (group 3; stages III and IV); 54% of the subjects exhibited MCI, mostly in groups 2 and 3. A negative correlation was observed between GI and MCI (p = 0.025). Other prognostic variables associated with MCI were loss of clinical attachment level (CAL) (odds ratio (OR) = 1.68 (95% confidence interval (CI): 1.06-2.68)), sex and education level.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>These findings highlight the potential clinical relevance of gingival and periodontal parameters, such as GI and CAL, and their association with MCI in patients of advanced age.</p>","PeriodicalId":11191,"journal":{"name":"Dental and Medical Problems","volume":"62 4","pages":"591-600"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144834453","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effects of mechanical and chemical hygiene methods on the O-ring system-retained overdenture: A simulated two-year evaluation.","authors":"Thais da Costa Vinha, Ana Paula Macedo, Viviane de Cássia Oliveira, Helena de Freitas Oliveira Paranhos, Bruna Santos Honório Tonin, Valéria Oliveira Pagnano","doi":"10.17219/dmp/182891","DOIUrl":"10.17219/dmp/182891","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Cleaning overdentures is challenging due to their complex metallic structures, which often create small and irregular areas that are difficult to clean. Thus, it is necessary to find an effective and safe method for their maintenance.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The aim of the study was to evaluate the effects of hygiene methods on the dimensional changes and retention force of the O-ring system over a simulated two-year period.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>A total of 54 specimens with 2 O-rings each were distributed into 9 groups: control - no cleaning; brushing - blue®m toothpaste (BM); brushing - Trihydral toothpaste (TR); immersion - NitrAdine® (Ni); immersion - 5 mg/mL chitosan solution (Ch); and combined methods: BM+Ni, BM+Ch, TR+Ni, TR+Ch. The deformation and retention force were evaluated every 6 months for 2 years. The statistical analysis was performed using two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Pearson's correlation test (α = 0.05).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The BM+Ch group exhibited smaller changes in diameter after 6 months (Δ(T1-T0)) than the control and BM+Ni groups, both internally and externally (p < 0.001). In addition, the BM+Ch group demonstrated greater retention forces at 6 months (p = 0.024) and 18 months (p = 0.028) in comparison to the TR+Ch group. The TR+Ch group exhibited a negative correlation with changes in the external diameter (r = -0.334, p = 0.021), while BM+Ch showed a negative correlation with changes in the internal diameter (r = -0.334, p = 0.021). The Ni group demonstrated a negative relationship with changes in both the internal (r = -0.296, p = 0.041) and external diameters (r = -0.405, p = 0.004).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>A combination of brushing with blue®m toothpaste and immersion in the chitosan solution demonstrated satisfactory results in maintaining the retention force of the O-ring system.</p>","PeriodicalId":11191,"journal":{"name":"Dental and Medical Problems","volume":"62 4","pages":"721-729"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144946303","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Short-term follow-up complications associated with inferior alveolar nerve block using different anesthetics: A systematic review.","authors":"Maral Berenova, Ifrah Sarfaraz, Selma Pascoal, João Gião Carvalho, José Paulo Macedo, Jorge Pereira","doi":"10.17219/dmp/171269","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17219/dmp/171269","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB) is considered the most widely used anesthetic technique and the gold standard for blocking the hemimandible. This method is used in routine dental and oral surgical practice. The aim of this systematic review was to analyze reports related to the IANB technique combined with different local anesthetics. The PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines were adopted to identify relevant studies, and the PICO (Patient/Population, Intervention, Comparison, and Outcomes) criteria were used to structure the research question. The literature search was conducted using PubMed/MEDLINE, Cochrane Library and Embase databases. The search was undertaken without temporal constraints. Prospective randomized clinical trials and randomized controlled trials were used as filters. Inclusion and exclusion criteria were chosen to initially select the appropriate articles from the published titles, followed by abstract reading. After evaluating the selected articles, the results of the research indicated that no relevant side effects were noted in any of the groups, irrespective of the anesthetic solution utilized. However, it is important to acknowledge that a follow-up period of 1 day may be too short to observe subsequent complications, evolution, or spontaneous remission of its eventual sequelae. Therefore, future randomized controlled clinical trials with large samples and longer follow-up periods are required to confirm these findings.</p>","PeriodicalId":11191,"journal":{"name":"Dental and Medical Problems","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144274441","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Chronological age estimation by measuring pulp chamber volume in teeth with open apices: A CBCT analysis.","authors":"Kevser Kolcakoglu, Mehmet Amuk, Esra Kizilci, Gamze Sirin Sarıbal, Özlem Askaroglu, Damla İzel Korkut","doi":"10.17219/dmp/153419","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17219/dmp/153419","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>In the domain of forensic medicine, the estimation of age is a critical aspect of human identification, including that of adolescents.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The study aimed to examine the relationship between the pulp chamber volume of teeth with open apices and the chronological age of adolescents from the Turkish population.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>The study was conducted by examining cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) images of 51 pediatric patients who visited the Department of Pedodontics for routine dental examinations. All CBCT images were captured using a NewTom 5G unit (QR, Verona, Italy). The measurements were recorded in DICOM format using the SimPlant Pro 16 software (Materialise NV, Leuven, Belgium).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A moderate and positive significant correlation was observed between the age of the premolar group patients and impacted pulp volume (IMPV). The increase in volume measurements of the patients in the premolar group indicates that their age is significantly higher (r = 0.561, p = 0.030). A moderate and negative significant relationship was identified between the age of the premolar group patients and erupted pulp volume (EPV). The increase in the EPV measurements of the patients in the premolar group indicates that their age is significantly lower (r = -0.491, p = 0.041).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The pulp chamber volume of premolars, which narrows due to secondary dentin deposition, served as the physical marker for chronological age estimation of adolescents in the Turkish population. The measurement of the mature and immature premolar pulp volume could be used for age estimation, particularly in the context of CBCT analysis.</p>","PeriodicalId":11191,"journal":{"name":"Dental and Medical Problems","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144246966","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}