Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of carotid artery calcification (CAC) in panoramic dental radiographs of chronic hemodialysis patients and to compare the values obtained with the healthy group. Panoramic radiographs of 76 patients (38 with hemodialysis and 38 with control) (age range 15–79 years; mean age 52.89 years) were examined. CAC was defined as the presence of heterogeneous nodular opacities in the soft tissue in C3–C4 intervertebral area on panoramic radiographs. Using Chi-squared tests, calcification prevalence rates were statistically compared. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (version 20.0; SPSS, Inc., an IBM Company, Chicago, IL, USA) was used. A probability p
Source: DergiPark (Istanbul University)
Authors: Sarı, Ayşe Hanne, Mağat, Güldane
Institution: Necmettin Erbakan University
Language: English
Subfield: Oral Surgery
Field: Dentistry
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4415155129
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