ArticleSaudi medical journal2017
Prevalence of apical periodontitis and quality of root canal treatment in an adult Saudi population.
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- The association between smoking and periapical periodontitis: a systematic review.Clinical oral investigations · 2020Pooled it
- Type 2 diabetes and pre-diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence studies in women of childbearing age in the Middle East and North Africa, 2000-2018.Systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Examining Electronic Health Records to Investigate Sex Differences in Oral Diseases and Conditions.Clinical and experimental dental research · 2026Article
- Radiographic Healing Outcomes of Apical Periodontitis Following Endodontic Therapy: A Retrospective Longitudinal Study in a Romanian Cohort.Journal of functional biomaterials · 2026Article
- Prevalence and Distribution of Apical Periodontitis in Root Canal-Treated Teeth: A Cone-Beam Computed Tomography Study in a Saudi Subpopulation.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Prevalence of Apical Periodontitis in Saudi Arabia: A Systematic Review andThe Saudi dental journal · 2024Review
- Prevalence of apical periodontitis and quality of root canal treatment in an adult Kuwaiti sub-population: a cross-sectional study.Restorative dentistry & endodontics · 2024Article
- Impact of Smoking on the Healing of Apical Periodontitis after Nonsurgical Endodontic Treatment.European journal of dentistry · 2024Article
- Assessment of Systemic Condition and Smoking Impact Over Incidence of Apical Periodontitis.Cureus · 2024Article
- The effect of periapical bone defects on stress distribution in teeth with periapical periodontitis: a finite element analysis.BMC oral health · 2023Article
- Does Diabetes Increase the Frequency of Root-Filled teeth: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.Journal of clinical and experimental dentistry · 2023Review
- Interaction between apical periodontitis and systemic disease (Review).International journal of molecular medicine · 2023Review
- Stylohyoid Ligament Calcification and Its Association With Dental Diseases.International dental journal · 2023Article
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- A Critical Evaluation of the Undergraduate Endodontic Teaching in Dental Colleges of Saudi Arabia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Apical status and prevalence of endodontic treated teeth among Saudi adults in Eastern province: A prospective radiographic evaluation.The Saudi dental journal · 2022Article
- Prevalence of Lateral Radiolucency, Apical Root Resorption and Periapical Lesions in Portuguese Patients: A CBCT Cross-Sectional Study with a Worldwide Overview.European endodontic journal · 2021Article
- Smoking and Radiolucent Periapical Lesions in Root Filled Teeth: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Review
- Apical Periodontitis and Diabetes Mellitus Type 2: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
- Knowledge, demand, and the need of lay people for the orthodontic specialty in comparison to other dental disciplines.Journal of orthodontic science · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo determine the health status of periradicular tissue and the quality of root canal fillings in an adult Saudi population attending dental clinics for the first time. Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted in the dental clinics at King Saud University, Riyadh and other dental centers (Jeddah, Najran, and Albaha City), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia between year 2010 and 2012. Good-quality panoramic radiographs of 926 Saudi subjects (540 males and 386 females)were analyzed based on the gender, age, health status, smoking habits, periapical status of the endodontically treated teeth, technical quality of the root canal fillings, and the presence or absence of coronal restoration. Data were calibrated and statistical analyses were performed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) version 17. Results: Of the 25,028 teeth examined, 1,556 teeth (6.2%) had apical periodontitis (AP). Male subjects aged over 55 years and females between 36 and 45 years had higher AP. A total of 36 diabetic and 87 smokers subjects had AP. The AP was more common in male diabetics than female (p=0.383), and in female smokers more than male (p=0.44). Only 42.2% of male and 57.7% of female teeth had adequate root canal treatment. Conclusions: Apical periodontitis was significantly related to diabetes, smoking, and inadequate endodontic treatment.
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