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- Evaluation of Maxillofacial Soft Tissue Calcifications in Edentulous Patients on Panoramic Radiograp...
Evaluation of Maxillofacial Soft Tissue Calcifications in Edentulous Patients on Panoramic Radiographs
Authors : Ali ALTINDAĞ, Ayşe Hanne CORA
Pages : 103-113
Doi:10.47141/geriatrik.1292936
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Publication Date : 2023-08-31
Article Type : Research
Abstract :Aim: It is aimed to evaluate the prevalence, and types of soft tissue calcifications (STCs) on panoramic radiographs of edentulous patients. Material and Methods: 1308 images were randomly selected from patients who applied to Necmettin Erbakan University for various dental problems in 2020 and 2021. In these radiographs, tonsillolith, sialolith, calcified atherosclerotic plaque (CAP), and stylohyoid ligament calcification (SLC), calcified lymph node, phleboliths, antroliths, rhinoliths, and triticeous and thyroid cartilage calcifications were evaluated. Data were categorized according to gender, systemic disease and calcification type. Descriptive statistics were determined for all parameters. The status of the data according to gender, age group and systemic disease were analyzed by chi-square test (p 0.05). Conclusion: Calcified atherosclerotic plaque and stylohyoid ligament calcification were detected most frequently, and sialolith and atherosclerosis were detected least on panoramic radiography. Physicians should be able to recognize incidentally detected soft tissue calcifications during radiographic examination and distinguish them from normal anatomical structures and pathologies in the relevant region.Keywords : kalsifikasyon, panoramik, yumuşak doku, yaşlı