Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Quintessence International, cilt.2026, sa.1, ss.82-91, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
Objectives: This study compared the prevalence and distribution of developmental dental anomalies between Generation Y (1980–1994) and Generation Z (1995–2015) individuals in Tür-kiye. Method and materials: A retrospective analysis was performed using panoramic radiographs of 3,444 systemically healthy individuals between May 1998 and October 2024. Par-ticipants were divided by birth year into Generation Z (n = 2,544) and Generation Y (n = 900). Anomalies were categorized as size, shape, number, and position/eruption anomalies. Binary and multiple univariate logistic regression analyses were con-ducted using SPSS version 26.0 (IBM). Results: The overall prevalence of developmental dental anomalies was significantly higher in Generation Z (38.9%) compared to Generation Y (13.8%) (P <.001). Shape anomalies were more prevalent in Generation Z (64.6%) than in Generation Y (43.4%) (odds ratio [OR] 1.645; 95% CI 1.112–2.432; P =.013), whereas number anomalies were more common in Generation Y (34.6%) than in Generation Z (15.1%) (OR 0.484; 95% CI 0.305–0.770; P =.002). No significant differences were observed for size or position/eruption anomalies (P =.640 and 416, respectively). Among specific anomalies, taurodontism was significantly more prevalent in Generation Z (22.6%) compared to Generation Y (3.7%) (P <.001), while hypodontia was more prevalent in Generation Y (30.6%) than Generation Z (10.6%) (P =.002). Conclusion: This study revealed distinct generational differences in developmental dental anomalies, suggesting possible associations between temporal and environmental factors on dental devel-opment. These findings may assist clinicians, researchers, and educators in adopting more generation-specific diagnostic and preventive approaches and in achieving better prediction of potential complications in clinical practice.