ReviewThe Saudi dental journal2023
A systematic review assessing the dental pulp stone prevalence in the Saudi Arabian population.
Review in The Saudi dental journal, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.
- Deep convolutional neural networks for age and gender estimation using orthopantomogram images: a systematic review.Evidence-based dentistry · 2026Pooled it
- Artificial intelligence in the detection of dental pulp calcifications: a scoping review.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- Comparative Detection and Inter-Modality Agreement of Pulp Stones Using Digital Periapical Radiography and CBCT at Two Voxel Sizes: An Ex Vivo Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Pulp Stone Formation Following Fixed Orthodontic Treatment: A Panoramic Radiographic Comparison of Extraction and Non-Extraction Approaches.Clinical and experimental dental research · 2025Observational
- Cone-Beam Computed Tomography Assessment of the Prevalence and Association of Pulp Calcification with Dental and Periodontal Pathology: A Descriptive Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
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- Pulp stones in unerupted teeth: a retrospective analysis using cone-beam computed tomography.BMC oral health · 2024Article
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10 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.
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Abstract
This Systematic Review (SR) was to report on the prevalence of pulp stones in the Saudi Arabian (KSA) population. The electronic databases were searched for scientific research articles during May 2021. The data search was performed in electronic search engines like PubMed, Scopus, Web of science, and Saudi Digital Library, and 6 original research articles which fulfilled the eligibility criteria were assessed for qualitative data. The prevalence of pulp stones among the KSA population ranged from 4.6% to 50.93% among the study participants and it ranged between 10.2%-13.34% in the teeth assessed. The pulp stones were more frequently reported in decayed teeth, periodontal diseases, attrition, teeth with dental restorations, and higher in the molar teeth in comparison with the premolar teeth. The data on the prevalence of pulp stones among the Saudi population will be helpful for clinicians in planning endodontic procedures.
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