Aradiographic Assessment Of The Prevalence Of Pulp Stones In Patients Who Presented To Atatürk Iniversity Faculty Of Dentistry Department Of Oral Diagnosis And Radiology

Purpose: The aims of this study were to determine the prevalence of pulp stones in a group of Turkish dental patients using panoramic radiographs and dental records, and to report any associations between the presence of pulp stones and age, sex, tooth type, dental status, dental anomalies or system...

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Published inJournal of Istanbul University Faculty of Dentistry Vol. 48; no. 3
Main Authors İLDAY,Nurcan ÖZAKAR, MİLOĞLU,Özkan, DEMİRTAŞ,Ömer, YILDIRIM,Eren, SEVEN,Nilgün, SAĞSÖZ,Ömer
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published İstanbul Üniversitesi Yayınları 01.03.2014
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Diş Hekimliği
Tıp
İstanbul
Türkiye
prevalence
Dental pulp stone
dental panoramic radiography
oral radiology
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Summary:Purpose: The aims of this study were to determine the prevalence of pulp stones in a group of Turkish dental patients using panoramic radiographs and dental records, and to report any associations between the presence of pulp stones and age, sex, tooth type, dental status, dental anomalies or systemic diseases. Materials and Methods: Data were collected through radiographic examination of panoramic radiographs and dental records of 4798 dental patients. The presence of pulp stones was recorded. Chi-square analyses were used to compare the frequency of occurrence o75f pulp stones between the parameters. Results: Pulp stones were identified in 168 (3.5%) patients examined. Six hundred twenty (0.5%) of 122405 teeth had pulp stones. Gender, tooth type and dental status were correlated with the presence of pulp stones (p0.05). Conclusion: Under the limitations of the present stu
ISSN:2149-2352
2149-4592