Prevalence of soft tissue calcifications on digital panoramic radiographs: A retrospective study
| Autor: | Balakrishnan Rajkumar, Janisha Vengalath, Jaishankar Homberhalli Puttabuddi, Ganiga Channaiah Shivakumar |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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lcsh:Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
medicine.medical_specialty Radiography lcsh:R895-920 prevalence Phlebolith Dystrophic calcification Tonsillolith medicine Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging General Dentistry Metastatic calcification business.industry Soft tissue metastatic calcification soft tissue calcifications medicine.disease lcsh:RK1-715 Stylohyoid ligament Otorhinolaryngology idiopathic calcification lcsh:Dentistry panoramic radiography Radiology business Calcification |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Vol 26, Iss 4, Pp 385-389 (2014) |
| ISSN: | 0975-1572 0972-1363 |
| Popis: | Aims and Objectives: To determine the prevalence of visible calcifications in soft tissues of the orofacial region in digital panoramic radiographs. Materials and Methods: Panoramic radiographs of 1615 adult male and female dental outpatients who had visited the dental college for various dental treatments were scrutinized for calcifications. Soft tissue calcifications were recorded according to gender, age, and site. Results: Patients identified with soft tissue calcifications comprised 63.41% arteriosclerosis, 45.29% calcified atherosclerotic plaques, phlebolith in 11.7%, sialolith of submandibular salivary gland in 4.3%, calcified stylomandibular and stylohyoid ligament in 4.2%, tonsillolith in 3.2% and lymph node calcification in 2.1% of the radiographs. The association of presence of calcification with age was analyzed with the Chi-square test (P |
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