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ArticleRestorative dentistry & endodontics2024

Pulp stones: any relevance with the levels of serum calcium, parathyroid hormone, vitamin D and uric acid.

Ceyda Gürhan, Ercan Saruhan

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Article in Restorative dentistry & endodontics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Ceyda GürhanDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Muğla, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4101-4965
Ercan SaruhanDepartment of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Muğla, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6416-1442

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: This study evaluated the effect of serum calcium, parathyroid hormone (PTH), vitamin D, and uric acid levels on pulp stone formation. Materials and Methods: Patients who were admitted to the Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology for dental complaints were registered. Among these patients, individuals who had routine biochemical tests at the same period in the Outpatient Clinics of Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University Training and Research Hospital were included in the study. The patients with at least 1 pulp stone on panoramic radiographs recorded as the "pulp stone group" while patients without any pulp stones were the "control group". Demographic data and serum levels of calcium, PTH, vitamin D, and uric acid were retrospectively evaluated in both groups. Student Results: Among 151 patients, dental pulp stone was detected in 53.6% of patients, and 82.7% of these patients were female. Female sex and pulp stone formation were significantly associated ( Conclusions: According to the present study, the effect of dental factors rather than systemic factors should be considered primarily in pulp stone formation.

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CalciumParathyroid hormonePulp stoneUric acidVitamin D

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PMID38841388
PMCPMC11148410

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