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Assessment of Carotid Artery Calcifications

NCT04017078 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 1101

Last updated 2019-07-12

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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.

Conditions

  • Carotid Artery Calcification
  • Periodontal Diseases

Interventions

OTHER

diagnosis of carotid artery calcification on digital panoramic radiograph

Suspected carotid arty calcifications findings were defined as one or more radiopaque mass adjacent to the cervical vertebrae at or below the intervertebral space between C3 and C4 on the DPR.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Baskent University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mehtap Bilgin Çetin, DDS,PhD · Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Baskent University

Eligibility

Min Age
14 Years
Max Age
86 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-09-01
Primary Completion
2018-09-25
Completion
2018-10-01

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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