Radiographic assessment of the prevalence of pulp stones in Malaysians

Kannan S 1 , Kannepady SK 2 , Muthu K 2 , Jeevan MB 2 , Thapasum A 2

Affiliations 

  • 1 Academic Unit of Craniofacial Clinical Care, Faculty of Dentistry, AIMST University, Kedah, Malaysia. Electronic address: drsathyas@yahoo.com
  • 2 Academic Unit of Craniofacial Clinical Care, Faculty of Dentistry, AIMST University, Kedah, Malaysia
J Endod, 2015 Mar;41(3):333-7.
PMID: 25476972 DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2014.10.015

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of pulp stones in the Malaysian population using radiographs, and to assess the association of pulp stones with gender, age, tooth type, dental arch and tooth status. Occurrence of pulp stones among the three races in Malaysia (Malay, Chinese and Indians) was also studied.

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