Prevalence and Characteristics of Soft Tissue Calcifications in Cbct Images of Mandibular Region
| Autor: | Emine Şebnem Kurşun Çakmak, Seval Bayrak, Cemal Atakan |
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| Přispěvatelé: | BAİBÜ, Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi, Ağız, Diş ve Çene Radyolojisi Ana Bilim Dalı, Bayrak, Seval |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Orthodontics
Anatomical location 030504 nursing business.industry Mandibular region Mandible Cone Beam Computed Tomography Mandible Soft Tissue Calcification Prevalence Soft tissue Mean age 030206 dentistry General Medicine Soft Tissue Calcification 03 medical and health sciences Cone Beam Computed Tomography 0302 clinical medicine Age groups Health Care Sciences and Services Coronal plane Prevalence Medicine In patient Sağlık Bilimleri ve Hizmetleri 0305 other medical science business |
| Zdroj: | Volume: 10, Issue: 1 68-71 Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences |
| ISSN: | 2459-1459 |
| DOI: | 10.33808/clinexphealthsci.606139 |
| Popis: | Objectives: The goal of the study is to evaluate the prevalence and characteristics of soft tissue calcifications (STCs) detected in the mandibular region in CBCT images. Methods: 242 (150 female, 92 male) mandibula CBCT images were evaluated in this study. Prevalence, anatomical location, pattern (bilateral or unilateral), size (mm), number (single or multiple), age (50) and gender tendency were recorded. Images were evaluated in the axial, coronal and 3D reformated images. The Chi-square test was used to test for differences of the STC groups and the percentage values. Results: 88 patients (36.4%) had at least one STC in the mandibular region. The mean age of the patients with STC was 58.3±11.06 years. No gender predilection was stated in terms of the presence of STC. STC was higher in patients over 50 years than the other age groups (p=0.00). Most of the STCs were unilateral, above 3mm in size, single and located in the lingual aspect of the mandible. Conclusion: It is of vital importance for clinicians to know characteristics of STCs and to detect STCs in early stages especially those concerning systemic conditions and to prevent life-threatening consequences. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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