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Volume 7 Issue 6 (June, 2019)
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Digital Panoramic Radiograph- A Screening Aid in Detection of Soft Tissue Calcifications: A Retrospective Study | |
Mohan.N, Rizwana.A, Ravikumar.P.T, Karthik.R, Saramma Mathew | |
Background: Incidental finding on radiographs may help in identifying other changes apart from the diagnostic purpose of the image.Calcification of soft tissue would be one such findings.The purpose of this article is to study the efficacy of panoramic radiographs as a screening aid in detection of soft tissue calcifications. Materials and methods: 1029, Digital panoramic radiographs of patients aged between 30 and 70 years, from the year 2016 available on the out patient records of the Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology were selected. Soft tissue calcifications were recorded according to the anatomic site, shape. Results: Among 1029 digital radiographs viewed for calcifications, 620 were male and 409 were female. Various soft tissue calcifications are viewed which include carotid artery calcification (46.91%), stylohyoid ligament (6.7%), tonsillolith (31.1%), lymphnode (2.2%). The association of presence of calcification with age and gender was analyzed with the Chi-square test.(p>0.05) Conclusion: Incidental findings of soft tissue calcifications on panoramic radiograph help in early referral for investigation which could potentially decrease the morbidity and mortality especially in case of carotid artery calcification. Received: 11 May, 2019 Revised: 28 May 2019 Accepted: 29 May 2019 Corresponding author: Dr. A. Rizwana, PG trainee, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Vinayaka Mission Sankarachariyar Dental College, Vinayaka Mission Research Foundation – DU, Salem.- 636 308, India This article may be cited as: N Mohan, A Rizwana, P.T Ravikumar., R Karthik, Mathew S. Digital Panoramic Radiograph- A Screening Aid in Detection of Soft Tissue Calcifications: A Retrospective Study. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2019;7(6): 14-18. |
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