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The relationship between pulp calcifications and salivary gland calcifications

Aim: Pulp stones are discrete calcified bodies found in the dental pulp. Sialolithasis is the most common salivary gland disease. The aim of the present study was to determine the relationship between the pulp stones and salivary gland stones. Material and Methods: 196 patients were randomly selecte...

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Autores principales: Kaswan, Sumita, Patil, Santosh, Maheshwari, Sneha, Rahman, Farzan, Khandelwal, Suneet
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medicina Oral S.L. 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4312671/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25674311
http://dx.doi.org/10.4317/jced.51518
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author Kaswan, Sumita
Patil, Santosh
Maheshwari, Sneha
Rahman, Farzan
Khandelwal, Suneet
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Patil, Santosh
Maheshwari, Sneha
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description Aim: Pulp stones are discrete calcified bodies found in the dental pulp. Sialolithasis is the most common salivary gland disease. The aim of the present study was to determine the relationship between the pulp stones and salivary gland stones. Material and Methods: 196 patients were randomly selected from the out patient department for the study. The periapical radiographs for all patients were evaluated for the presence or absence of the narrowing of dental pulp chambers and pulp canals. The intra oral occlusal radiographs were also evaluated to determine the presence or absence of salivary stones. The results were compared and analyzed using the Chi-square test (p<0.001). Results: Salivary gland calcifications were detected in 5 patients. 191 patients had pulp narrowing and 118 patients had pulp stones. There was no statistical correlation between pulp narrowing and salivary stones (p>0.001) and also between pulp stones and salivary gland stones (p>0.001). Conclusions: However, the incidental findings of salivary gland stones on intra oral occlusal radiographs can provide useful information in the early diagnosis of the condition, but in the present study no significant relationship was found between the presence of pulp stones and salivary gland stones. Key words:Pulp stone, salivary gland stone, periapical radiograph, occlusal radiograph.
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spelling pubmed-43126712015-02-11 The relationship between pulp calcifications and salivary gland calcifications Kaswan, Sumita Patil, Santosh Maheshwari, Sneha Rahman, Farzan Khandelwal, Suneet J Clin Exp Dent Research Aim: Pulp stones are discrete calcified bodies found in the dental pulp. Sialolithasis is the most common salivary gland disease. The aim of the present study was to determine the relationship between the pulp stones and salivary gland stones. Material and Methods: 196 patients were randomly selected from the out patient department for the study. The periapical radiographs for all patients were evaluated for the presence or absence of the narrowing of dental pulp chambers and pulp canals. The intra oral occlusal radiographs were also evaluated to determine the presence or absence of salivary stones. The results were compared and analyzed using the Chi-square test (p<0.001). Results: Salivary gland calcifications were detected in 5 patients. 191 patients had pulp narrowing and 118 patients had pulp stones. There was no statistical correlation between pulp narrowing and salivary stones (p>0.001) and also between pulp stones and salivary gland stones (p>0.001). Conclusions: However, the incidental findings of salivary gland stones on intra oral occlusal radiographs can provide useful information in the early diagnosis of the condition, but in the present study no significant relationship was found between the presence of pulp stones and salivary gland stones. Key words:Pulp stone, salivary gland stone, periapical radiograph, occlusal radiograph. Medicina Oral S.L. 2014-12-01 /pmc/articles/PMC4312671/ /pubmed/25674311 http://dx.doi.org/10.4317/jced.51518 Text en Copyright: © 2014 Medicina Oral S.L. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4312671/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25674311
http://dx.doi.org/10.4317/jced.51518
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