Pulp Stones as Risk Predictors for Coronary Artery Disease

Coronary artery disease (CAD) has been the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Studies indicate that patients with CAD show higher degree of pulp calcifications. Localized pulp calcifications are microscopically apparent in more than half of the teeth in young adolescents. However, p...

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Published in:International journal of preventive medicine 2020-01, Vol.11 (1), p.7-7
Main Authors: Babu, Suresh J, Swarnalatha, C, Rao, Amit P, Kumar, Barun B, Tilak, Balagangadhar P, Naidu, Ramesh B, Nayyar, Abhishek Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Angina pectoris
Calcification
Calcium phosphates
Cardiovascular disease
coronary artery disease
Coronary vessels
Males
Morbidity
Mortality
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pulp stones
Radiography
risk predictors
Statistical analysis
Studies
Teeth
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Summary:Coronary artery disease (CAD) has been the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Studies indicate that patients with CAD show higher degree of pulp calcifications. Localized pulp calcifications are microscopically apparent in more than half of the teeth in young adolescents. However, pulp stones extending to the entire dentition are infrequent and need further evaluation to predict the risk of other probabilities of associated diseases. The present study was planned to estimate the prevalence of pulp stones in patients diagnosed with or, undergoing treatment for CAD. The present study consisted of 300 subjects within an age range of 20-55 years who were divided into the study group consisting of 150 patients including 108 males and 42 females as well as 150 age- and sex-matched healthy controls. Pulp stones were imaged using bitewing radiographs using paralleling technique under standard conditions. The statistical analysis was performed using IBM SPSS statistics 20 Core system software (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) while Chi-square test was used to check the prevalence of pulp stones in patients with CAD in addition to their arch-wise and region-wise distribution. value
ISSN:2008-7802
2008-8213
DOI:10.4103/ijpvm.IJPVM_68_19