Perception About The Prevalence Of Dilaceration Among Dental Students

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Prenetha R , Dr. Palati Sindhuja , Dr.Lakshmi.T.A

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INTRODUCTION The term dilaceration was first moulded in the year 1848 by Tomes who explained the term as forceful separation of cap and developed dentin from the pulp in which the development of dentin is still processing. Over a period of time it had been explained as angulation or deep bend or curve within the linear relation of the tooth's crown to its root. Consequently the current examination is to explore discernment about the prevalence of dilaceration among dental students residing at Saveetha Dental College. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study was conducted with 120 dental students residing at Saveetha Dental College. Inclusion criteria includes dental students of age 18 to 25 residing at Saveetha Dental College.The exclusion criteria includes other professionals except dentists. Nearly 10 questionnaires were sent and 120 responses were received. Data was collected by means of online google survey forms.Data will be entered in Microsoft Excel Sheet and analysed using SPSS software. Descriptive statistics was expressed by means of number, frequency and percentage. Chi square test was used to find out association between variables. RESULT At the end of the survey, responses were collected and analysed.Both males(48.33%) and females(39.17%) responded as dilaceration occurs due to trauma. Pearson chi-square test shows p-value is 0.533,(p- value>0.05). Hence ,it is statistically not significant. Both males(45%) and females(43.33%) responded as Dilaceration affects permanent dentition . Pearson chi-square test shows p-value is0.11,(p- value>0.05). Hence it is statistically not significant.
CONCLUSION Dilaceration is not a usual anomaly but it is an essential anomaly which affects mostly the permanent dentition.The study concluded that there was adequate awareness about prevalence of dilaceration among male than female dental students.

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