ArticleDiseases (Basel, Switzerland)2019
The Prevalence and Correlation of Carotid Artery Calcifications and Dental Pulp Stones in a Saudi Arabian Population.
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- Association between the prevalence of pulp stones and calcified atherosclerotic plaques: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Dento maxillo facial radiology · 2023Pooled it
- Prevalence of Pulp Stones on Panoramic Radiographs in Patients with Chronic Systemic Diseases: A Cross-sectional Study.Rambam Maimonides medical journal · 2025Article
- Association between pulp stones and systemic diseases: a retrospective study using digital panoramic radiographs in a Turkish population.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Radiographic evaluation of teeth with pulp stones and pulp canal obliteration: characteristics, and associations with dental parameters.The Libyan journal of medicine · 2024Observational
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- A systematic review assessing the dental pulp stone prevalence in the Saudi Arabian population.The Saudi dental journal · 2023Review
- Early diagnosis of aortic calcification through dental X-ray examination for dental pulp stones.Scientific reports · 2023Article
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- Incidence and distribution of pulp stones among Southern Saudi Arabian sub-population.SAGE open medicine · 2021Article
- Assessing the Prevalence and Association of Pulp Stones with Cardiovascular Diseases and Diabetes Mellitus in the Saudi Arabian Population-A CBCT Based Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Sialometric and Sialochemical Analysis in Individuals With Pulp Stones.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2020Article
- Investigation of genetic polymorphisms in genes encoding growth factors and dental pulp calcification in orthodontic patients.Journal of oral biology and craniofacial researchArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThis study sought to determine the prevalence of carotid artery calcifications (CACs) and pulp stones detected on panoramic radiographs (PRs) and ascertain their correlation.
methodsA total of 2013 digital PRs were retrospectively retrieved and thoroughly examined to determine the prevalence of CACs and pulp stones, their correlation with patient age and gender, and the relationship between the presence of pulps stones and radiographically detectable CACs.
resultsThe prevalence of CACs on PRs was 2.0%; the prevalence of pulp stones was 4.6%. There was no statistical relationship between pulp stones and CACs (
conclusionsDentists should be trained to detect CACs on PRs belonging to patients older than 40 to exclude the presence of CACs. Moreover, pulp stones do not function as a diagnostic marker for CACs.
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