The prevalence, location, and size of enamel pearls on human molars
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abstract— Of 8,854 extracted molars in Norwegians, 201 teeth contained a total of 219 macroscopically detectable enamel pearls. The uncertainty in tooth determination had a limited effect upon the prevalence figures. Maxillary molars showed a higher prevalence than mandibular molars. The highest prevalence, 4.6%, was found on maxillary third molars. With few exceptions, the pearls were located in the bifurcation area or in the furrow between incompletely separated roots. The mean pearl diameter was 0.96 mm, and the mean distance to the cemento‐enamel junction 2.8 mm. The relationship between enamel pearls and cervical enamel projections is discussed. It is suggested that simple enamel pearls and cervical enamel projections are of a similar nature and origin. The enamel of composite enamel pearls is probably initiated in a different way.
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Enamel pearls are generally spheroidal in shape, occur in roughly 1% to 5.7% of all molar teeth, vary in dimension from 0.3 to 2 mm, and occur most often isolated on a tooth, potentially localized in the furcation area of molars.
“Enamel pearls are generally spheroidal in shape, occur in roughly 1% to 5.7% of all molar teeth, 140-142 vary in dimension from 0.3 to 2 mm, and occur most often isolated on a tooth, potentially localized in the furcation area of molars.133,142-144”
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- Authors
- RISNES, S.
- Affiliations
- University of Oslo (NO)
- Corresponding author
- RISNES, STEINAR
- ORCID
- RISNES, STEINAR
- Venue
- European Journal of Oral Sciences
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1974-12
- Volume
- 82
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 403-412
- ISSN
- 0029-845X (ISSN-L)
- 0909-8836
- 1600-0722
- OpenAlex
- W1973706305
- Cited by
- 37
- References
- 1
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 2 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- European Journal Of Oral Sciences (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › dental development and anomalies
- Health Sciences › Dentistry › Oral Surgery › Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments
- Health Sciences › Dentistry › Orthodontics › Dental materials and restorations
- Keywords
- enamel pearls, human molars, prevalence, dental morphology, maxillary third molar, bifurcation, cementoenamel junction, tooth extraction
- MeSH terms
- Dental Enamel, Dentin, Humans, Mandible, Maxilla, Molar, Norway, Tooth Root
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