Radiographic Assessment of the Prevalence of Pulp Stones in a Yemeni Population Sample

KALAJI, Mohamed Nader; HABIB, Adnan Asaad; ALWESSABI, Mohamed

doi:10.5152/eej.2017.17024

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“…This finding is in agreement with other studies previously reported by (Bains et al, 2014;Colak et al, 2012;Kannan et al, 2015;Ravanshad et al, 2015;Sisman et al, 2012;Tamse et al, 1982;Turkal et al, 2013). However, some studies have shown that pulp stones were more prevalent in males than in females, and other studies have reported no significant differences between genders (Al-Nazhan and Al-Shammrani, 1991;Baghdady et al, 1988;Kalaji et al, 2017;Ranjitkar et al, 2002). A possible explanation for this difference may be attributed to the bruxism which is more prevalent in females.…”

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“…The result of this study on a group of Libyan dental patients has shown an overall prevalence of 30.2% for individuals and 8.4% for all examined teeth. This prevalence was higher than the results of previous studies by (Gulsahi et al, 2009) 5% and by (Turkal et al, 2013) 2.1% in Turkish population, (Kalaji et al, 2017) (Baghdady et al, 1988) 14.8% in Iraqi population, (Al-Nazhan and Al-Shammrani , 1991) 10.2% in Saudi population, (Kannan et al,2015) 15.7% in Malaysian population, (Bains et al,2014) 9.09% in Indian population, and (Ravanshad et al,2015) 11.25% in Iranians population. These differences in prevalence in different populations and different geographic areas may be attributed to the variation of conditions related to the studied population, such as ethnicity, dental care, and dental habits.…”

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“…However, the true prevalence is likely to be higher because pulp stones with a diameter less than 200 μm cannot be detected on radiographs (Goga et al, 2008;Sener et al, 2009). To assess the prevalence of pulp stones, (Baghdady et al, 1988;Colak et al, 2012) used bitewing radiographs, (Al-Hadi Hamasha and Darwazeh, 1998;Ravanshad et al, 2015) used periapical and bitewing radiographs ( Al-Ghurabi and Najm, 2012; Kalaji et al, 2017;Turkal et al, 2013) used panoramic radiographs in their study. Panoramic radiographs can show all teeth on both arches by using one radiograph, and panoramic images are excellent screening for pulpal calcifications as all teeth can be assessed using the same image (Bains et al, 2014;Nayak et al, 2010).…”

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Prevalence of Pulp Stones in Libyan Subpopulation: A Panoramic Radiographic Study

Alawjali

2019

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The aims of this study were to evaluate the prevalence of pulp stones in permanent posterior teeth of a group of adult Libyan dental patients using digital panoramic radiographs. Materials and Methods: Panoramic radiographs of 1200 adult patients (600 females and 600 males) were examined retrospectively to determine the prevalence and distribution of the pulp stones. All posterior teeth were investigated except third molars, and the data obtained were recorded as present or absent according to gender, tooth types, dental arches, sides and dental status (intact, restored, or carious). The Chi-square test was used for difference comparisons (P<0.05). Results: Of the 1200 patients, 363 (30.2%) had one or more teeth that contained pulp stones. Pulp stones were detected in 1402 of the 16738 teeth, to give a tooth prevalence of 8.4%. Pulp stones were discovered in 9.2% of females and 7.5% of males, with a highly significant difference between the genders (P<0.0001). Pulp stones were more prevalent in the maxillary arch (10.3%) than in the mandibular arch (6.5%), with a significant difference between arches. Pulp stones were most frequently occurring in right maxillary first molars (24.6%) and least occurring in left maxillary first premolars (0.1%). Pulp stones prevalence was significantly more common in the first molars than second molars, in the molars than premolars in each dental arch, and in the first maxillary molar than first mandibular molars. Pulp stones were detected more frequently in the intact teeth than in carious and restored teeth. Conclusion: The occurrence of pulp stones in this study was significantly higher in females than males, in maxillary teeth than in mandibular teeth, molars than premolars, first maxillary molars than mandibular molars and in intact teeth than restored and carious teeth.

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Prevalence of Pulp Stones in Libyan Subpopulation: A Panoramic Radiographic Study

Alawjali

2019

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“…On comparing with the previous literature, several studies observed similar results, where Sandeepa et al 15 and Panwar et al 21 found that pulp stones were most commonly found in the maxillary first molars than mandibular first molars. Kalaji et al 25 also observed in their study that the occurrence of pulp stones is evidently higher in the maxilla than the mandible for each tooth type. According to Yousuf and Antony, 23 maxillary arch is the most affected arch, and also the pulp stones were higher in the maxillary first molar teeth.…”

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Incidence and distribution of pulp stones among Southern Saudi Arabian sub-population

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Purpose: To assess the incidence of pulp stones in molar and premolar teeth of Southern Saudi Arabian adult sub-population. Materials and Methods: Six hundred patient files were randomly selected from the database (records) of the College of Dentistry outpatient department screened by Oral Medicine and Radiology division. Orthopantomogram and bitewing radiographs using radiovisiographs of first and second maxillary and mandibular molars and premolars were interpreted by three examiners. Pulp stones were identified as definite radiopaque masses and scored as present or absent. Data were subjected to statistical analysis using SPSS version 19. Results: Out of total 600 patients, pulp stones were found in 88 (14.7%) patients. Females showed statistically significant higher presence of pulp stones in mandibular molars than males. The patients belonging to middle age group (31–40 years) showed statistically significant higher presence of pulp stones than the other two groups in all first and second molar teeth in both arches. The presence of pulp stones was observed to be higher in maxillary arch than mandibular arch with left side having more frequency than the right side of the arch. Conclusion: The prevalence of pulp stones in the study population was found to be 14.7%, and it was higher in molars than premolars. It is quite significant to know the frequency distribution of pulp stones especially for an endodontist or a dentist to plan the root canal treatment of such teeth accordingly.

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“…Most studies reported that the frequencies of pulp stones were highest in molars [12,[20][21][22][23][24]. Given the fact that pulp stones smaller than 200 µm are not shown in radiographs, it is possible that the prevalence of pulp stones is estimated lower than the real amount [7].…”

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The Relationship between Coronary Atherosclerosis and Dental Pulp Calcification

Ayoubi¹

2021

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A coronary artery disease is considered an important cause of mortality in society and imposed the extensive costs for patients. Therefore, the aim of this mini review was to evaluate the relationship between coronary arteriosclerosis and dental pulp calcification in patients. Dental radiography has the potential to be used as a rapid screening method for the early detection of coronary artery disease. Given the routine request for panoramic radiographs in dental examinations, dentists can use the technique to screen individuals with a risk of Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD). This shows the role of dentists in the general health of the public in society.

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Radiographic Assessment of the Prevalence of Pulp Stones in a Yemeni Population Sample

Cited by 11 publications

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Prevalence of Pulp Stones in Libyan Subpopulation: A Panoramic Radiographic Study

Prevalence of Pulp Stones in Libyan Subpopulation: A Panoramic Radiographic Study

Incidence and distribution of pulp stones among Southern Saudi Arabian sub-population

The Relationship between Coronary Atherosclerosis and Dental Pulp Calcification

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