The prevalence and distribution of radiopaque, calcified pulp stones: A cone-beam computed tomography study in a northern Taiwanese population [PDF]
Journal of Dental Sciences, 2018 Background/purpose: Presence of pulp stones increase the difficulty of locating canal orifice during endodontic treatment. This study aims to determine the prevalence of pulp stones in a northern Taiwanese population through analysis of cone beam ...
Yu-Chiao Wu +2 more
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The Prevalence and Correlation of Carotid Artery Calcifications and Dental Pulp Stones in a Saudi Arabian Population [PDF]
Diseases (Basel, Switzerland), 2019 Background: This study sought to determine the prevalence of carotid artery calcifications (CACs) and pulp stones detected on panoramic radiographs (PRs) and ascertain their correlation. Methods: A total of 2013 digital PRs were retrospectively retrieved
Ali Alsweed +2 more
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Early diagnosis of aortic calcification through dental X-ray examination for dental pulp stones [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 Vascular calcification, an ectopic calcification exacerbated by aging and renal dysfunction, is closely associated with cardiovascular disease. However, early detection indicators are limited.
Misao Ishikawa +10 more
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The Pulp Stones: Morphological Analysis in Scanning Electron Microscopy and Spectroscopic Chemical Quantification [PDF]
Medicina, 2021 Background and objectives: Pulp stones are hard tissue structures formed in the pulp of permanent and deciduous teeth. Few studies have evaluated their morphology and chemical composition.
Aleksandra Palatyńska-Ulatowska +7 more
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Pulp Stones: Diagnostic Significance in Early Diagnosis and Radiographic Correlation with Ischemic Heart Diseases [PDF]
Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging, 2021 Context and Aim Sufficient evidence exists in the literature which indicates that patients with ischemic heart diseases (IHDs) show higher degree of pulp calcifications.
Nachiappan S. +6 more
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Pulp stones in unerupted teeth: a retrospective analysis using cone-beam computed tomography [PDF]
BMC Oral HealthBackground A pulp stone is a calcified mass that develops in the dental pulp of any tooth. Despite many studies examining the relationship between pulp stone formation and non-oral factors, the methods used in these studies have been unable to explain ...
Hassan Hamed Kaabi +5 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]
Restorative Dentistry & Endodontics, 2021 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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Segmentation of Pulp and Pulp Stones with Automatic Deep Learning in Panoramic Radiographs: An Artificial Intelligence Study [PDF]
Dentistry JournalBackground/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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A comparison of dietary isotopes in pulp stones and incremental dentine from Early Neolithic individuals of the Whitwell Long Cairn, England [PDF]
American Journal of Biological Anthropology, 2022 OBJECTIVES: This study investigates if palaeodietary information can be obtained from pulp stones through stable isotope analysis, presents a method for their extraction from tooth samples, and assesses their utility as a source of paleodietary ...
Brett Ostrum +2 more
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Assessing the Prevalence and Association of Pulp Stones with Cardiovascular Diseases and Diabetes Mellitus in the Saudi Arabian Population—A CBCT Based Study [PDF]
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020 The detection of pulp stone in a patient suffering from undiagnosed systemic diseases can be an early diagnostic indicator. Thus, the aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of pulp stones in the Saudi Arabian population with cardiovascular ...
Kumar Chandan Srivastava +2 more
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