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The relationship between pulp calcifications and salivary gland calcifications

Sneha MaheshwariFarzan RahmanSumita KaswanSuneet KhandelwalSantosh Patil

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Pathologymedicine.medical_specialtyOral Medicine and PathologySalivary glandbusiness.industryResearchRadiographyPeriapical radiographyDentistryOdontologíaPulp stone:CIENCIAS MÉDICAS [UNESCO]Ciencias de la saludstomatognathic diseasesmedicine.anatomical_structurestomatognathic systemUNESCO::CIENCIAS MÉDICASPulp canalMedicinePulp (tooth)Pulp calcificationsbusinessGeneral DentistryStatistical correlation

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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) 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 pro - vide 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.

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2014-12-01
http://hdl.handle.net/10550/41298