Open AccessCorrelation of dental pulp stones, carotid artery and renal calcifications using digital panoramic radiography and ultrasonography
Author(s) -
Garima Yeluri,
C Anand Kumar,
Namita Raghav
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
contemporary clinical dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.289
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0976-237X
pISSN - 0976-2361
DOI - 10.4103/0976-237x.166837
Subject(s) - medicine , calcification , panoramic radiograph , carotid arteries , radiography , alkaline phosphatase , radiology , chemistry , enzyme , biochemistry
The human tissues continuously undergo modification as deposition of calcium (CA) salts either in an organized or disorganized pattern. The latter pattern usually occurs in the soft tissues such as in arteries, brain, kidneys, lungs, and dental pulp. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the presence of pulp calcification and carotid artery calcification (CDC) as a marker for renal calcification and altered serum biomarkers such as serum CA, phosphorus (P), and alkaline phosphatase (ALP).