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- Title
Prevalence Pulp Stones in Patients with Impacted Canine: A CBCT Study.
- Authors
Patil, Santosh R.; N., Anil Kumar; Alenazi, Kuraym Khalid Kuraym; Makkad, Ramanpal Singh; Soni, Sudeepti; Alam, Mohammad Khursheed
- Abstract
Objective: To determine the prevalence of pulp stones in patients with impacted canines. Materials and Methods: Total of 642 CBCT scans of patients with a mean age 41.2 ± 12.5 years were interpreted by two qualified observers for presence of pulp stones and impacted canines. In order to check the intraobserver variations, the same evaluators repeated measurements after 2 weeks. The obtained data were statistically analyzed using SPSS 21.0 (Chicago, USA) by applying chi-square. The reliability of measurements was evaluated by kappa statistics. Results: Out of total 642 subjects pulp stones were observed in 380 (59.19%) patients. Out of 380 patients having pulp stones, impacted teeth were seen in 13 (3.42%) patients. Among these 13 impacted canines, 7 (1.84%) teeth were having pulp stones and 6 (1.57%) teeth were not seen with any pulp stones. Conclusion: The present study showed that the prevalence of pulp stones in impacted teeth was 1.84% and this finding indicates that pulp stones are not uncommon in impacted.
- Subjects
SAUDI Arabia; CHI-squared test; COMPUTED tomography; CUSPIDS; DENTAL pulp diseases; RELIABILITY (Personality trait); STATISTICS; IMPACTION of teeth; REPEATED measures design; DISEASE prevalence; DATA analysis software
- Publication
International Medical Journal, 2020, Vol 27, Issue 4, p473
- ISSN
1341-2051
- Publication type
Article