Alp Belgin, Kalaoglu Elif Ece, Mentes Ali
Trabzon Dental Public Health Hospital, Trabzon, Turkey.
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, İstanbul Gelişim University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Clin Oral Investig. 2024 May 3;28(5):297. doi: 10.1007/s00784-024-05696-1.
This cross-sectional study investigated the association between fungiform papillae (FP) numbers and tooth number anomalies in children, considering variables related to hypodontia and hyperdontia. The aim was to explore this association while adjusting for age and sex differences.
A total of 144 children (aged 8-10) were categorized into hypodontia (n = 48), hyperdontia (n = 48), and control groups (n = 48). Clinical and radiographic diagnoses were used to classify tooth number anomalies. Hypodontia was categorized by number and location, while hyperdontia was categorized by number, shape, and location. FP were assessed using the Denver Papillae Protocol. Data analyses were performed using NCSS software, with p < 0.05 considered statistically significant.
The hypodontia group (22.5 ± 8.4) exhibited significantly lower FP than the control group (30.4 ± 9.2) and the hyperdontia group (27.9 ± 7.8) (p < 0.0005, p = 0.003, respectively). No significant difference existed between the hyperdontia and control groups. FP numbers in hypodontia subgroups showed no significant differences based on teeth agenesis numbers or locations. Similarly, hyperdontia subgroup analyses revealed no significant differences in FP numbers based on supernumerary teeth shapes (supplemental, conical, tuberculoid, paramolar) or the numbers of supernumerary teeth.
The lower FP numbers in children with hypodontia suggested an association between teeth and FP number. However, the non-significant difference in FP numbers with hyperdontia underscored the complexity of tooth development, warranting further investigations.
Children with hypodontia may exhibit distinct FP numbers compared to those without tooth number anomalies.
本横断面研究调查了儿童蕈状乳头（FP）数量与牙齿数目异常之间的关联，并考虑了与牙列缺损和多生牙相关的变量。目的是在调整年龄和性别差异的同时探索这种关联。
总共144名8至10岁的儿童被分为牙列缺损组（n = 48）、多生牙组（n = 48）和对照组（n = 48）。采用临床和影像学诊断对牙齿数目异常进行分类。牙列缺损根据数目和位置进行分类，而多生牙则根据数目、形状和位置进行分类。使用丹佛乳头协议评估FP。使用NCSS软件进行数据分析，p < 0.05被认为具有统计学意义。
牙列缺损组（22.5 ± 8.4）的FP数量显著低于对照组（30.4 ± 9.2）和多生牙组（27.9 ± 7.8）（分别为p < 0.0005，p = 0.003）。多生牙组和对照组之间无显著差异。牙列缺损亚组的FP数量在牙齿缺失数目或位置方面无显著差异。同样，多生牙亚组分析显示，基于多生牙形状（额外牙、锥形、结节状、磨牙旁）或多生牙数目，FP数量无显著差异。
牙列缺损儿童的FP数量较低表明牙齿与FP数量之间存在关联。然而，多生牙患者FP数量无显著差异凸显了牙齿发育的复杂性，需要进一步研究。
与无牙齿数目异常的儿童相比，牙列缺损儿童可能表现出不同的FP数量。
