CompletedNot Applicable

Assessment of Carotid Artery Calcifications

Turkey (Türkiye)1,101 participantsStarted 2018-09-01

Plain-language summary

The aim of the study was to determine retrospectively the presence of carotid artery calcification (CAC) detected on digital panoramic radiographs (DPRs) and correlate the finding of such calcifications with gender, smoking status, medical history and periodontal status.The authors hypothesized that more CACs could observed in DPRs of individuals with periodontitis and CACs may correlate with the various risk factors included age, gender, smoking status, medical history.DPRs, periodontal status, medical (hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, cardiovascular disease) and smoking stories of 1101 patients (576 males, 525 females) were evaluated. The patients were divided into two groups as CAC detected in dental DPRs \[CAC(+)\] and those who were not \[CAC (-)\]. Periodontal status categorized as gingivitis, periodontitis and gingivitis with reduced periodontium.

Who can participate

Age range

14 Years – 86 Years

Sex

ALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * All patients referred to Baskent University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Periodontology, during 2016-2018 Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects with the lack of medical data * DPRs not showing vertebra C3 and C4 were excluded.

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What they're measuring

prevalance of carotid artery calcifications

Timeframe: The images were evaluated in two months.

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04017078

SponsorBaskent University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2018-09-25

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