Carotid artery calcification in ischemic stroke patients detected in standard dental panoramic radiographs - a preliminary study

Christou, Panayiotis; Leemann, Béatrice; Schimmel, Martin; Kiliaridis, Stavros; Muller, Frauke

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Title		Carotid artery calcification in ischemic stroke patients detected in standard dental panoramic radiographs - a preliminary study
Authors		Christou, Panayiotis Leemann, Béatrice Schimmel, Martin Kiliaridis, Stavros Muller, Frauke
Published in		Advances in Medical Sciences. 2010, vol. 55, no. 1, p. 26-31
Abstract		PURPOSE: Examine the prevalence of carotid artery calcifications in standard dental panoramic radiographs (OPT), their association to gender, medical history and oral status. Assess the predictive value of a dental OPT in early diagnosis of carotid artery calcifications. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Fourteen patients admitted to Geneva University Hospital for recent ischemic stroke and stenosis of the carotid artery confirmed by Duplex sonography. All OPTs were digitised and subsequently assessed independently by two operators. RESULTS: From 21 carotid artery calcifications detected with Doppler sonography 15 were visible on the corresponding OPT, most of them on the right side (n=11). No correlation was found between the side of calcification and cerebral lesion. Hypertension and periodontal disease were the most prevalent cardiovascular risk factors. CONCLUSIONS: Dentists who either detect carotid artery calcifications in OPTs or see patients with severe periodontitis should consider a prophylactic specialist examination.
Keywords		Aged — Aged, 80 and over — Calcinosis/radiography/ultrasonography — Carotid Artery Diseases/radiography/ultrasonography — Carotid Artery, Common/radiography/ultrasonography — Carotid Stenosis/radiography/ultrasonography — Female — Humans — Male — Middle Aged — Stroke/*radiography/ultrasonography
Identifiers		DOI: 10.2478/v10039-010-0022-7 PMID: 20513642
Full text		Article - Limited access to UNIGE Other version: http://versita.metapress.com/content/lqk4374253072372/fulltext.pdf
Structures		Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine interne générale, de réhabilitation et de gériatrie Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine dentaire Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique
Research groups		Groupe Kiliaridis Stavros (médecine dentaire) (239) Groupe Muller Frauke (médecine dentaire) (797)
Citation (ISO format)		CHRISTOU, Panayiotis et al. Carotid artery calcification in ischemic stroke patients detected in standard dental panoramic radiographs - a preliminary study. In: Advances in Medical Sciences, 2010, vol. 55, n° 1, p. 26-31. https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:20848