Clinical and radiographic characteristics of the chronic apical periodontitis in senegalese population
Journal Title: IP Indian Journal of Conservative and Endodontics - Year 2018, Vol 3, Issue 4
Abstract
Aim This study proposes to describe the epidemiological clinical and radiographic characteristics of Chronic Apical Periodontitis CAP in a population of patients attending Conservative Dentistry clinic of Odontology Department of University Cheikh Anta Diop of DakarMethodology This was an observational descriptive crosssectional clinical study Cases were included after clinical and radiographic diagnosis of a CAPThe data collection was done form the following headings i epidemiological data on sociodemographic characteristics ii the clinical data ie reason of consultation type of tooth degree of mobility integrity of periodontal attachment periodontal probing and the presence or absence of swelling or fistula and iii radiographic data on ligament thickening and periapical statusResults 51 cases of chronic apical periodontitis were included in the study The results showed male predominance 686 with a mean age of 311 years 121 Clinical symptoms regarding tooth mobility loss of periodontal attachment and swelling were timid or even inconsistent The an terosuperior sector was the most concerned with a strong presence of the 5 and 4 peri apical index PAI scores with respective percentages of 451 and 314Conclusion During the study it should be noted that PAC are more common in men and have modest clinical signs which shows that their diagnosis is mainly radiographicKeywords Chronic apical periodontitis Clinic Radiography Dakar
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Seydina Ousmane Niang, Anta Seck, Diouma Ndiaye, Florent K Kouakou, Babacar Toure
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