Predictability of Exfoliation Time of Deciduous Teeth

Background: The predictability of the eruption time of primary teeth has an important place in clinical applications, forensic medicine, planning of orthodontic treatments and age estimation. Aim: In this study, we tried to contribute to dental literature by trying to prove the predictability of the falling time of primary teeth. Design: From the periapical radiographs taken from the patients who applied to the clinic with the complaint of primary second molars, primary first molars were detected without caries and with 1 to 3 months to fall. The teeth of the patients for whom follow-up was recommended, which were due to fall out and adhered only to the gingiva, were extracted with the help of cotton, according to the patient's complaint. Fall times were recorded. Results: Null Hypothesis test was applied to estimate the falling time of the teeth followed in the study, and the success rate in the 90-day exfoliation period was statistically significant, but no statistically significant difference was found in the 30-day samples. Conclusion: We think that, besides estimating the falling time of primary teeth in stem cell research, orthodontic treatment, clinical treatment planning and age determination, examining of primary teeth with correct without causing ethical problems will make a significant contribution to the literature. Clinical Benefit: Naturally and physiologically shedding deciduous teeth are unique ex vivo human tissue resources with abundance of multiple cells, including stem cells. The predictability of shedding time of deciduous teeth would be very important while planning sensible stem cell experiments