Pulp stones as risk predictors for coronary artery disease
| Autor: | Suresh J Babu, C Swarnalatha, Amit P Rao, B Barun Kumar, Balagangadhar P Tilak, Ramesh B Naidu, Abhishek Singh Nayyar |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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| Zdroj: | International Journal of Preventive Medicine, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 7-7 (2020) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2008-7802 2008-8213 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/ijpvm.IJPVM_68_19 |
| Popis: | Background: Coronary artery disease (CAD) has been the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Studies indicate that patients with CAD show higher degree of pulp calcifications. Localized pulp calcifications are microscopically apparent in more than half of the teeth in young adolescents. However, pulp stones extending to the entire dentition are infrequent and need further evaluation to predict the risk of other probabilities of associated diseases. The present study was planned to estimate the prevalence of pulp stones in patients diagnosed with or, undergoing treatment for CAD. Methods: The present study consisted of 300 subjects within an age range of 20-55 years who were divided into the study group consisting of 150 patients including 108 males and 42 females as well as 150 age- and sex-matched healthy controls. Pulp stones were imaged using bitewing radiographs using paralleling technique under standard conditions. Statistical Analysis Used: The statistical analysis was performed using IBM SPSS statistics 20 Core system software (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) while Chi-square test was used to check the prevalence of pulp stones in patients with CAD in addition to their arch-wise and region-wise distribution. P value |
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