The correlation of carotid XXXX on panoramic radiographs and determination of carotid artery @entity731 with ultrasonography.

@entity1 @entity3538 @entity2998 @entity729 @entity731
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the association of carotid @entity729 (CAC) on panoramic radiographs and determine carotid artery @entity731 with ultrasonography. STUDY DESIGN: The study included 4050 subjects aged 50 years and older. Panoramic radiographs for the presence of CAC were interpreted. @entity2998 ( @entity2998 ), @entity3538 ( @entity3538 ), carotid plaques, and the diameter of the common carotid artery (CCA-diameter) were measured by using ultrasonography. RESULTS: @entity3538 was significantly greater in male subjects with CAC than in those without CAC. CCA-diameter was significantly greater in subjects with CAC than in those without CAC in both genders. However, there was no significant difference in @entity2998 . CAC was associated with carotid plaque (for @entity1 , odds ratio [OR] 2.14; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.01-3.36; for @entity1 , OR 1.19; 95% CI 0.84-1.67). CONCLUSION: CAC on panoramic radiographs was positively associated with IMT and plaque in @entity1 and positively associated with carotid diameter in both sexes. CAC on panoramic radiographs was positively associated with @entity2998 .
