Prevalence of Pulp Stones- A Radiographic Study
Journal Title: International Journal of Contemporary Medicine surgery and Radiology - Year 2017, Vol 2, Issue 3
Abstract
Introduction: Pulp stones are calcified masses present in any portion of coronal and radicular pulp. They usually do not cause any symptom. The incidence of pulp stones varies in different group of populations ranging from 10- 66%. Material and Methods: The present study included 1,000 digital panoramic radiographs which were available in the Dept. of Oral Radiology. Subjects with complete set of teeth [32 in number] were only included in order to assess the presence/absence and prevalence of pulp stones in third molars. Age of the subjects ranged from 18-60 yrs. Intrapulpal dense radio-opaque structures seen in the panoramic radiographs were considered as pulp stones. The number of pulp stones, tooth type and jaws were recorded with respect to the gender. Further, chi-square test was used for statistical analysis to assess the correlation of frequency of occurrence of pulp stones, jaws and tooth types. Results: the overall prevalence of pulp stones in the present population was found be 51.4%. Females constituted 53.76% and males constituted 49.34%. 16.5% was the incidence of pulp stones in maxillary first molar and 16.05% in mandibular first molar which were considered to be the highest frequency compared to all other teeth. Conclusion: Females had greater prevalence of pulp stones compared to males. First molars had maximum number of calcifications compared to any other teeth. Incidence of pulp stones in maxillary and mandibular third molars was found to be 4.9% and 5.35% respectively. Incidence of pulp stones in decayed teeth was found to be 8.77%. All this information regarding incidence and prevalence of pulp stones could be of help during endodontic procedures.
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Raviraj Jayam, Amar . , Suman V, Sameeulla Shaik, Praveen . , Nishi Mishra, Sartaj Singh Wazir, Rahul Srivastava
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