Prevalence of pulp stones in Jordanian adults. Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology, and endodontics. [Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod] Journal article

Title	Prevalence of pulp stones in Jordanian adults.
Author(s)	al-Hadi Hamasha A, Darwazeh A
Institution	Faculty of Dentistry, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid.
Source	Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 1998 Dec; 86(6):730-2.
MeSH	Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Chi-Square Distribution Dental Pulp Calcification Female Humans Jordan Male Middle Aged Prevalence Sex Ratio Tooth Abnormalities
Abstract	OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to describe the prevalence of pulp stones in a sample of Jordanian dental patients. The article also presents frequency distributions of this condition among different types of teeth. STUDY DESIGN: Data were collected through radiographic examinations of a random sample of periapical and bitewing films of 4573 teeth from 814 dental records from the Faculty of Dentistry's filing system. RESULTS: Pulp stones were identified in 22% of the teeth examined. First and second molars were the teeth most commonly affected. Pulp stone incidence was not significantly different among different age and gender groups.
Language	eng
Pub Type(s)	Journal Article
PubMed ID	9868733

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