@article{article_606139, title={Prevalence and Characteristics of Soft Tissue Calcifications in Cbct Images of Mandibular Region}, journal={Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences}, volume={10}, pages={68–71}, year={2020}, DOI={10.33808/clinexphealthsci.606139}, author={Kurşun Çakmak, Emine Şebnem and Bayrak, Seval and Atakan, Cemal}, keywords={Cone Beam Computed Tomography,Mandible,Soft Tissue Calcification,Prevalence}, abstract={<p> <font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font> <font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"> <br /> </font> </p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"> <font color="#000000"> <b> <span style="line-height:150%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;font-size:12pt;">Objectives: </span> </b> <span style="line-height:150%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;font-size:12pt;">
The goal of the study is to evaluate the prevalence and characteristics of soft
tissue calcifications (STCs) detected in the mandibular region in CBCT images. </span> </font> </p> <p> <font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font> <font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"> <br /> </font> </p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"> <font color="#000000"> <b> <span style="line-height:150%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;font-size:12pt;">Methods: </span> </b> <span style="line-height:150%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;font-size:12pt;">
242 (150 female, 92 male) mandibula CBCT images were evaluated in this study.
Prevalence, anatomical location, pattern (bilateral or unilateral), size
(mm), <span>  </span>number (single or multiple), age
(<35, 35-50, >50) and gender tendency were recorded. Images were
evaluated in the axial, coronal and 3D reformated images. The Chi-square test
was used to test for differences of the STC groups and the percentage
values. <span>  </span> </span> </font> </p> <p> <font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font> <font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"> <br /> </font> </p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"> <font color="#000000"> <b> <span style="line-height:150%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;font-size:12pt;">Results: </span> </b> <span style="line-height:150%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;font-size:12pt;"> 88 patients (36.4%) had at least one STC in
the mandibular region. The mean age of the patients with STC was 58.3±11.06
years. No gender predilection was stated in terms of the presence of STC. STC
was higher in patients over 50 years than the other age groups (p=0.00). Most
of the STCs were unilateral, above 3mm in size, single and located in the
lingual aspect of the mandible. </span> </font> </p> <p> <font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font> <font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"> <br /> </font> </p> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"> <font color="#000000"> <b> <span style="line-height:150%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;font-size:12pt;">Conclusion: </span> </b> <span style="line-height:150%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;font-size:12pt;">It is of vital importance for clinicians to know
characteristics of STCs and to detect STCs in early stages especially those
concerning systemic conditions and to prevent life-threatening consequences. </span> </font> </p> <p> <font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font> <br /> </p>}, number={1}, publisher={Marmara University}