Authors : SUBHASHINI AYODHI Madhuram Krishnamurthy Ashok Leburu K E Selvendran
Volume : 3
Issue : 3
Year : 2024
Page No : -
Aim: The primary aim of this study is to determine if there is a relationship between the direction of vertical root fracture and the gender-specific distribution of sclerotic dentin.Methods and Material: For further morphometric analysis to ascertain sex and age, thirty premolars with an oval shaped morphology and a single root were selected. After that, they were decoronated, placed in acrylic blocks, and tested vertically using a universal testing machine untill the fracture occured. To evaluate the correlation between the direction of sclerotic dentin and the direction of the fracture line, teeth were sectioned and observed under a stereomicroscope Statistical analysis used: For the purpose of examining the correlation (P<.05), the Fisher exact test was used. Results: Among adults over the age of 40, sclerotic dentin was more prevalent in the apical and the middle thirds than in its coronal third, in both males and females. The correlation between the direction of sclerotic dentin and the direction of the fracture line was statistically significant between male and female group and also in the coronal and apical thirds of the root. Conclusions: The vertical root fracture that runs buccolingually is correlated to the harder sclerotic dentin that is present in the mesiodistal direction. Key-words: sclerotic dentin, vertical root fracture, males, females, buccolingual direction.