Unusual Dental Morphology in a Chimpanzee: A Case Report Utilizing Cone-Beam Computed Tomography
This case report illustrates the teeth morphology of a chimpanzee and its anatomical variations. A well-preserved skull of a male Pan troglodytes troglodyte chimpanzee was scanned using a cone-beam computed tomography machine. Measurements included tooth and crown height, root length, root canal len...
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| author | Al-Amery, Samah Mohammed Nambiar, Phrabhakaran John, Jacob Purmal, Kathiravan Ngeow, Wei Cheong Mohamed, Nor Himazian Vellayan, Subramaniam |
| author_facet | Al-Amery, Samah Mohammed Nambiar, Phrabhakaran John, Jacob Purmal, Kathiravan Ngeow, Wei Cheong Mohamed, Nor Himazian Vellayan, Subramaniam |
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| description | This case report illustrates the teeth morphology of a chimpanzee and its anatomical variations. A well-preserved skull of a male Pan troglodytes troglodyte chimpanzee was scanned using a cone-beam computed tomography machine. Measurements included tooth and crown height, root length, root canal length and width (posterior teeth), and pulp cavity length (anterior teeth). Nonmetrical parameters included number of canals and foramina per root of every root. Interestingly, the mandibular central incisor was longer than the lateral incisor, and all the mandibular anterior teeth presented with a solitary flame-shaped or conical-calcified structure in their pulp cavity. The premolars are usually dual rooted except for the first maxillary premolar that displayed 3 roots. Other unusual discoveries were the presence of bilateral radicular dens invaginatus in the mandibular first premolars and the possibility of having 2 canals and 2 foramina in the roots of the posterior teeth. The presence of conical stone mineralizations at the pulp cavity and the presence of dens invaginatus were of particular interest. |
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| spelling | um.eprints-225922019-09-27T00:59:31Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/22592/ Unusual Dental Morphology in a Chimpanzee: A Case Report Utilizing Cone-Beam Computed Tomography Al-Amery, Samah Mohammed Nambiar, Phrabhakaran John, Jacob Purmal, Kathiravan Ngeow, Wei Cheong Mohamed, Nor Himazian Vellayan, Subramaniam RK Dentistry This case report illustrates the teeth morphology of a chimpanzee and its anatomical variations. A well-preserved skull of a male Pan troglodytes troglodyte chimpanzee was scanned using a cone-beam computed tomography machine. Measurements included tooth and crown height, root length, root canal length and width (posterior teeth), and pulp cavity length (anterior teeth). Nonmetrical parameters included number of canals and foramina per root of every root. Interestingly, the mandibular central incisor was longer than the lateral incisor, and all the mandibular anterior teeth presented with a solitary flame-shaped or conical-calcified structure in their pulp cavity. The premolars are usually dual rooted except for the first maxillary premolar that displayed 3 roots. Other unusual discoveries were the presence of bilateral radicular dens invaginatus in the mandibular first premolars and the possibility of having 2 canals and 2 foramina in the roots of the posterior teeth. The presence of conical stone mineralizations at the pulp cavity and the presence of dens invaginatus were of particular interest. SAGE Publications 2018 Article PeerReviewed Al-Amery, Samah Mohammed and Nambiar, Phrabhakaran and John, Jacob and Purmal, Kathiravan and Ngeow, Wei Cheong and Mohamed, Nor Himazian and Vellayan, Subramaniam (2018) Unusual Dental Morphology in a Chimpanzee: A Case Report Utilizing Cone-Beam Computed Tomography. Journal of Veterinary Dentistry, 35 (2). pp. 96-102. ISSN 0898-7564, DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/0898756418776448 <https://doi.org/10.1177/0898756418776448>. https://doi.org/10.1177/0898756418776448 doi:10.1177/0898756418776448 |
| spellingShingle | RK Dentistry Al-Amery, Samah Mohammed Nambiar, Phrabhakaran John, Jacob Purmal, Kathiravan Ngeow, Wei Cheong Mohamed, Nor Himazian Vellayan, Subramaniam Unusual Dental Morphology in a Chimpanzee: A Case Report Utilizing Cone-Beam Computed Tomography |
| title | Unusual Dental Morphology in a Chimpanzee: A Case Report Utilizing Cone-Beam Computed Tomography |
| title_full | Unusual Dental Morphology in a Chimpanzee: A Case Report Utilizing Cone-Beam Computed Tomography |
| title_fullStr | Unusual Dental Morphology in a Chimpanzee: A Case Report Utilizing Cone-Beam Computed Tomography |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unusual Dental Morphology in a Chimpanzee: A Case Report Utilizing Cone-Beam Computed Tomography |
| title_short | Unusual Dental Morphology in a Chimpanzee: A Case Report Utilizing Cone-Beam Computed Tomography |
| title_sort | unusual dental morphology in a chimpanzee a case report utilizing cone beam computed tomography |
| topic | RK Dentistry |
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