ArticleDento maxillo facial radiology2015
Detection of carotid artery calcification on the panoramic images of post-menopausal females is significantly associated with severe abdominal aortic calcification: a risk indicator of future adverse vascular events.
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- Evaluation of deep learning-based segmentation models for carotid artery calcification detection in panoramic radiographs.Oral radiology · 2026Article
- Predictive value of abdominal aortic calcification index for mid-term cardiovascular events in patients with acute coronary syndrome.Heart and vessels · 2020Article
- The Prevalence and Correlation of Carotid Artery Calcifications and Dental Pulp Stones in a Saudi Arabian Population.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Article
- Carotid calcifications in panoramic radiographs are associated with future stroke or ischemic heart diseases: a long-term follow-up study.Clinical oral investigations · 2019Article
- CDKN2B methylation is associated with carotid artery calcification in ischemic stroke patients.Journal of translational medicine · 2016Article
- Early diagnosis of atherosclerosis with panoramic radiographs: a review.Jornal vascular brasileiroReview
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Abstract
objectivesOutcome studies among post-menopausal females with calcified carotid artery plaque (CCAP) on their panoramic images have not been previously undertaken. We sought to compare the extent of abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) on lateral lumbar spine radiographs (LLSRs), among groups of females with (CCAP+) and without (CCAP-) carotid lesions on their panoramic images. "Severe" levels of AAC have previously been validated as a risk indicator of future adverse cardiovascular events.
methodsThis cross-sectional case-control study included a "CCAP+ group" consisting of females more than 50 years of age having the carotid lesion diagnosed by their dentists and an atherogenic risk factor (age, body mass index, hypertension, diabetes and dyslipidaemia)-matched "CCAP- group". A physician radiologist, using the Framingham index, evaluated the LLSRs for the magnitude of AAC. Summary statistics for key variables were computed and conditional logistic regression techniques were considered.
resultsMembers of the CCAP+ group were significantly (p=0.038) more likely to demonstrate "severe" levels of AAC on their LLSRs than members of the CCAP group.
conclusionsThis is the first published study demonstrating that CCAP on panoramic images of post-menopausal females is significantly associated with "severe" levels of AACs on LLSRs independent of traditional risk factors. Given that these levels of AAC are a validated risk indicator of future myocardial infarction and stroke, dentists must evaluate the panoramic images of post-menopausal females for the presence of CCAP. Patients with carotid atheromas should be referred to their physicians for further evaluation given the systemic implications.
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