fa Can Dental Pulp Calcification Predict the Risk of Ischemic Cardiovascular Disease? رادیولوژی دهان، فک و صورت Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology پژوهشي Research <p> <strong>Objective:</strong></p><p>  To report the association of pulp calcification with that of cardiovascular disease (CVD) using digital panoramic dental radiographs.</p><p> <strong> Materials and Methods:</strong></p><p>  Digital panoramic radiographs of patients referred from the angiography department were included if the patient was under 55 years old and had non-restored or minimally restored molars and canines. An oral and maxillofacial radiologist evaluated the images for pulpal calcifications in the selected teeth. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of panoramic radiography in predicting CVD were calculated. </p><p> <strong>Results:</strong></p><p>  Out of 122 patients who met the criteria, 68.2% of the patients with CVD had pulp chamber calcifications. Pulp calcification in panoramic radiography had a sensitivity of 68.9% to predict CVD. </p><p> <strong>Conclusion:</strong> </p><p> This study demonstrates that patients with CVD show an increased incidence of pulp calcification compared with healthy patients. The findings suggest that pulp calcification on panoramic radiography may have possibilities for use in CVD screening. </p><hr><p></p><p> <strong>Source: </strong>Journal of Dentistry of Tehran University of Medical Science</p><p> <a href="http://jdt.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jdt/article/view/333.pdf" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff">Full Text</font></a></p> dental pulp calcification; cardiovascular disease; panoramic radiography 0 0 http://idai.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-32-2657&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 Leila Khojastehpour 100319475328460012514 100319475328460012514 No Department of Oral Radiology, School of Dentistry, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran Pegah Bronoosh pegah_brix@yahoo.com 100319475328460012515 100319475328460012515 Yes Department of Oral Radiology, School of Dentistry, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran Shahdad Khosropanah 100319475328460012516 100319475328460012516 No Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran Elham Rahimi 100319475328460012517 100319475328460012517 No Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran