Prevalence of soft tissue calcifications on digital panoramic radiographs: A retrospective study
| Autor: | Janisha Vengalath, Jaishankar Homberhalli Puttabuddi, Balakrishnan Rajkumar, Ganiga Channaiah Shivakumar |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Vol 26, Iss 4, Pp 385-389 (2014) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0972-1363 0975-1572 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/0972-1363.155676 |
| 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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