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BMC Oral Health ; 24(1): 714, 2024 Jun 21.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38907221

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BACKGROUND: A pulp stone is a calcified mass that develops in the dental pulp of any tooth. Despite many studies examining the relationship between pulp stone formation and non-oral factors, the methods used in these studies have been unable to explain the exact role of these factors alone as distinct from probable effects within the oral cavity environment. Considering that totally unerupted (impacted or developing) teeth are unexposed to the oral cavity's environmental and functional conditions, they provide a more suitable material for studying the effects of these non-oral factors on pulp stone formation. This research study aimed to investigate pulp stones in unerupted teeth and the associated factors in a Saudi subpopulation. METHODS: The study included 644 cone-beam computed tomography images, with 496 (50.9%) maxillary and 479 (49.1%) mandibular teeth. Of the investigated patients, 293 (45.5%) were men, and 351 (54.5%) were women. The age range was 15-76 years. A chi-square test was used to investigate the associations between pulp stones and age, gender, and history of systemic disease and chronic medication use. RESULTS: Pulp stones in unerupted teeth were present in 24.2% of the examined dental jaws and 18.6% of the examined teeth. There was no statistically significant relationship between pulp stones and gender (p > 0.05). A significantly greater percentage of pulp stones were found with increasing age (p = 0.000). Additionally, a significantly increased number of pulp stones was observed in patients with systemic diseases and chronic medications (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The results support the idea that pulp stones can be present in any type of unerupted tooth. This study provides additional evidence of the increased incidence of pulp stones with age, systemic disease, and chronic medications.


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Tomografia Computadorizada de Feixe Cônico , Calcificações da Polpa Dentária , Dente não Erupcionado , Humanos , Tomografia Computadorizada de Feixe Cônico/métodos , Feminino , Adulto , Masculino , Estudos Retrospectivos , Adolescente , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Calcificações da Polpa Dentária/diagnóstico por imagem , Adulto Jovem , Idoso , Dente não Erupcionado/diagnóstico por imagem , Arábia Saudita , Fatores Etários
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