Relationship between carotid @entity729 detected in dental panoramic images and XXXX and @entity583 .

@entity1 @entity64 @entity455 @entity101 @entity729 @entity583 @entity204
BACKGROUND: Carotid @entity729 may be related to @entity64 , which may result in @entity204 or physical and mental disabilities in survivors. OBJECTIVES: Our purpose is to study the association of carotid @entity729 (CAC) on dental panoramic radiographs and two risk factors of @entity64 ( @entity64 ) including @entity101 and @entity583 ( @entity583 ). @entity1 AND METHODS: Panoramic images of 200 @entity1 that were all @entity1 above 50 years of age (a population suffering from @entity455 ) were investigated. All panoramic images were provided under similar conditions in terms of the type of panoramic radiograph equipment, type of applied films and the automatic film processor. Then, the @entity1 answered questions about @entity583 history and taking antihypertensive drugs. We also measured the blood pressure of @entity1 in two separate surveys. Data analysis was performed by SPSS statistical program. We used Exact Fisher test and Chi-Square test at a significant level of less than 0.05 to study the effect of these variables on the occurrence of carotid @entity729 . RESULTS: Among 200 studied samples, 22 of the @entity1 (11%) had carotid @entity729 on the dental panoramic radiograph. In total, 52 @entity1 (26%) had @entity101 and four @entity1 (2%) had a history of @entity583 . Eleven individuals among @entity1 suffering from @entity101 (21.2%) and three individuals among @entity1 with a history of @entity583 (75%) demonstrated CAC on dental panoramic images . CONCLUSIONS: The relationship between CAC found on dental panoramic radiographs and two @entity64 risk factors-- @entity101 and @entity583 -- was significant. Therefore, it seems that detection of CAC on panoramic images of dental @entity1 must be considered by dentists.
