Pulp stones in unerupted teeth: a retrospective analysis using cone-beam computed tomography.

Autor: Kaabi HH; Department of Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, P.O. Box 60169, Riyadh, 11545, Saudi Arabia. hhkaabi@ksu.edu.sa., Riyahi AM; Division of Endodontic Dentistry, Department of Restorative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, P.O. Box 60169, Riyadh, 11545, Saudi Arabia., Bakrman AK; College of Dentistry, King Saud University, P.O Box 60169, Riyadh, 11545, Saudi Arabia., Almutaw YA; College of Dentistry, King Saud University, P.O Box 60169, Riyadh, 11545, Saudi Arabia., Alrumayyan SF; College of Dentistry, King Saud University, P.O Box 60169, Riyadh, 11545, Saudi Arabia., Al-Maflehi NS; Division of Community Dentistry, Department of Periodontics and Community Dentistry, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, P.O Box 60169, Riyadh, 11545, Saudi Arabia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: BMC oral health [BMC Oral Health] 2024 Jun 21; Vol. 24 (1), pp. 714. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jun 21.
DOI: 10.1186/s12903-024-04503-3
Abstrakt: Background: A pulp stone is a calcified mass that develops in the dental pulp of any tooth. Despite many studies examining the relationship between pulp stone formation and non-oral factors, the methods used in these studies have been unable to explain the exact role of these factors alone as distinct from probable effects within the oral cavity environment. Considering that totally unerupted (impacted or developing) teeth are unexposed to the oral cavity's environmental and functional conditions, they provide a more suitable material for studying the effects of these non-oral factors on pulp stone formation. This research study aimed to investigate pulp stones in unerupted teeth and the associated factors in a Saudi subpopulation.
Methods: The study included 644 cone-beam computed tomography images, with 496 (50.9%) maxillary and 479 (49.1%) mandibular teeth. Of the investigated patients, 293 (45.5%) were men, and 351 (54.5%) were women. The age range was 15-76 years. A chi-square test was used to investigate the associations between pulp stones and age, gender, and history of systemic disease and chronic medication use.
Results: Pulp stones in unerupted teeth were present in 24.2% of the examined dental jaws and 18.6% of the examined teeth. There was no statistically significant relationship between pulp stones and gender (p > 0.05). A significantly greater percentage of pulp stones were found with increasing age (p = 0.000). Additionally, a significantly increased number of pulp stones was observed in patients with systemic diseases and chronic medications (p < 0.05).
Conclusions: The results support the idea that pulp stones can be present in any type of unerupted tooth. This study provides additional evidence of the increased incidence of pulp stones with age, systemic disease, and chronic medications.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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