A systematic review assessing the dental pulp stone prevalence in the Saudi Arabian population [PDF]
This Systematic Review (SR) was to report on the prevalence of pulp stones in the Saudi Arabian (KSA) population. The electronic databases were searched for scientific research articles during May 2021.
Sandeepa Nuchilakath Chalikkandy +9 more
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Segmentation of Pulp and Pulp Stones with Automatic Deep Learning in Panoramic Radiographs: An Artificial Intelligence Study [PDF]
Background/Objectives: Different sized calcified masses called pulp stones are often detected in dental pulp and can impact dental procedures. The current research was conducted with the aim of measuring the ability of artificial intelligence algorithms ...
Mujgan Firincioglulari +5 more
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Comparative Detection and Inter-Modality Agreement of Pulp Stones Using Digital Periapical Radiography and CBCT at Two Voxel Sizes: An Ex Vivo Study [PDF]
Background/Objectives: Pulp stones are calcified masses within the dental pulp that may complicate endodontic procedures. Although cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) has been reported to detect pulp stones more frequently than two-dimensional ...
Hassan Hamed Kaabi +8 more
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Diagnostic performance of multimodal large language models in detecting pulp stones on panoramic radiographs [PDF]
Background Pulp stones are calcified structures within the dental pulp that may increase the complexity of endodontic treatment and are commonly identified through radiographic examinations.
Bianca Marques de Mattos de Araujo +9 more
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Three-Dimensional Segmentation of Pulp Stones in Tooth-Level Volumes on Cone-Beam Computed Tomography Using nnU-Net v2: A Preliminary Study [PDF]
Objectives: This study aimed to develop and evaluate an nnU-Net version 2 (nnU-Net v2)-based model for three-dimensional segmentation of pulp stones on cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) images, with particular emphasis on segmentation performance ...
Ezgi Katı +3 more
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Association between pulp stones and systemic diseases: a retrospective study using digital panoramic radiographs in a Turkish population [PDF]
Background This study aimed to determine whether individuals with systemic diseases differ from healthy individuals in terms of the presence and prevalence of pulp stones.
Buket Beytaş Alğan +3 more
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Evaluation of the relation between the pulp stones and direct restorations using cone beam computed tomography in a Turkish subpopulation [PDF]
ObjectivesThis study aimed to assess the presence of pulp stones through an examination of cone beam computed tomography images and correlate their prevalence with age, sex, dental arch and side, tooth type, and restoration type and depth.Materials and ...
Güzide Pelin Sezgin +2 more
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Background/purpose: Pulp stones are discrete calcified masses appearing in the dental pulp of healthy, disease and unerupted teeth. They are presented freely within the pulp tissue or attached and embedded in any part of coronal and radicular dentin ...
Gin Chen, Liang-Gie Huang, Pei-Cheng Yeh
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Objectives: Pulp stone is a focal calcification in dental pulp, which is often detected on conventional dental radiographs. Pulp stones can complicate easy access to the root canal and pulp chamber in root canal treatment.
Elmira Niksolat +3 more
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Prevalence of pulp stones in IOPA radiographs
The presence of calcifications or hard deposits within the pulp chamber of the teeth is referred to as pulp stones. There is a geographic and ethnic variation in the occurrence of these calcifications in the population.
Sudarsan Ravichandran +1 more
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