Table 1.
Association of clinical morphological features with dens invaginatus in maxillary incisors.
| Crown morphology | Type l DI | Type ll DI | Total teeth with DI with a given crown morphology |
|---|---|---|---|
| a-Normal | 43 (84.3%)† | 8 (15.7%)† | 51 (3.2%)§ |
| b-Size and shape | 30 (96.8%) | 1 (3.2%) | 31 (2.0%) |
| c-Pits and fissures | 179 (89.9%) | 20 (10.1%) | 199 (12.2%) |
| d-Large cingulum | 30 (81.1%) | 7 (18.9%) | 37 (2.3%) |
| e-Bifid cingulum | 98 (94.2%) | 6 (5.8%) | 104 (6.4%) |
| Total | 380 (23.1%)# | 42 (2.9%)# | 422 (26.0%)# |
DI Dens invaginatus, identified in periapical radiographs.
†Number of teeth with a given type of dens invaginatus that presented a given morphology, and the percent of teeth with that type of DI that presented a given morphology.
§Total number of teeth with dens invaginatus that presented a given morphology, and the percent from the total sample of 1621 maxillary incisors studied.
#Total number of teeth with a given type of dens invaginatus, presented as percent from the total sample of 1621 maxillary incisors studied.