A radiographic survey of periapical conditions in elderly people in a Swedish county population

Allard, Urban; Palmqvist, S

doi:10.1111/j.1600-9657.1986.tb00135.x

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“…The prevalence of both periapical radiolucencies and endodontically treated teeth in our study was comparable to that of other investigations (5,16,22,29) of elderly populations mainly from Scandinavia. In these studies, the prevalence of teeth with a periapical radiolucency varied from 4.1 to 9.8%, whereas the prevalence of endodontically treated teeth ranged from 5.5 to 26% ( Table 5).…”

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“…It is well documented that the quality of the root filling is important to the long-term success of endodontic treatment (5,11,16,22,29,31,32). A proper seal and a root filling ending less than 2 mm from the apex has been shown to be an important endodontic treatment outcome criterion.…”

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“…Other factors influencing endodontic treatment outcomes are intracanal presence of bacteria and quality of endodontic therapy. Several epidemiologic studies of northern European populations have investigated the prevalence of teeth with apical periodontitis and/or endodontic treatment (5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11) in elderly populations. A recent review by Torabinejad et al (12) suggests that there have been relatively few quality studies of endodontic treatment outcomes in the United States.…”

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Prevalence and Quality of Endodontic Treatment in the Northern Manhattan Elderly

Chen

Hasselgren

Serman

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Journal of Endodontics

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Prevalence and Quality of Endodontic Treatment in the Northern Manhattan Elderly

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“…When sub-divided by whether the teeth are mandibular or maxillary, our data regarding the frequency of AP and endodontically treated teeth are comparable with those of other studies [37]. These studies found no difference between the maxilla and the mandible in the average percentage of teeth with AP, yet the percentage of endodontically treated maxillary teeth was twice that of endodontically treated mandibular teeth.…”

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Prevalence of apical periodontitis and endodontic treatment in a Kosovar adult population

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BackgroundDespite numerous studies on the prevalence of apical periodontitis (AP) and endodontic treatment in diverse geographical populations, there are currently no data on the prevalence of these conditions in populations of adults native to Kosovo. Therefore, little is known about how widespread these conditions are, and whether there is any correlation between root canal treatment and AP. The purpose of our research was to address this anomaly by investigating AP and endodontic treatment in an adult Kosovar population based on radiographic examination.MethodsThe sample used for this study consisted of randomly selected individuals referred to the University Dentistry Clinical Center of Kosovo in the years 2006-2007. Orthopantomographs of 193 patients were evaluated. The periapical status of all teeth (with the exception of third molars) was examined according to Ørstavik's Periapical Index. The quality of the root canal filling was rated as 'adequate' or 'inadequate' based on whether all canals were filled, the depth of fill relative to the radiographic apex and the quality of compaction (absence/presence of voids). Data were analyzed statistically using the Chi-square test and calculation of odds ratios.ResultsOut of 4131 examined teeth, the prevalence of apical periodontitis (AP) and endodontic treatment was 12.3% and 2.3%, respectively. Of 95 endodontically-treated teeth, 46.3% were associated with AP. The prevalence of AP increased with age. The prevalence in subjects aged over 60 years old (20.2%) was higher than in other age groups. A statistically significant difference was found for the frequency of endodontically-treated teeth associated with AP in the 40-49 year age group (P < 0.001). Of some concern was the discovery that only 30.5% of the endodontically-treated teeth examined met the criteria of an acceptable root canal filling. Inadequately root-filled teeth were associated with an increased AP risk.ConclusionsThe prevalence of AP and the frequency of endodontically-treated teeth with AP in this Kosovar population are higher than those found in other countries. Inadequate root canal fillings were associated with an increased prevalence of AP.

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“…Several studies of the oral radiographic findings in the elderly have been performed in Scandinavia during recent years (16)(17)(18)(19)(20). In Finland, radiographic studies of the oral health status and the need for treatment of the non-institutionalized elderly have mainly concerned the need for prosthetic treatment (21)(22)(23).…”

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Dental radiographic findings in the elderly in Helsinki, Finland

Ainamo

Soikkonen

Wolf

et al. 1994

Acta Odontologica Scandinavica

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A total of 169 dentate persons, aged 76, 81, and 86 years, living at home in Helsinki, Finland, were examined by means of panoramic radiography supplemented by intraoral radiographs. The older the age group, the fewer teeth remained. Altogether 75% of the subjects had radiographically detectable caries. A high proportion of the carious teeth (62%) was found in a relatively small number (24%) of subjects. The number of carious teeth and their percentage of the total number of teeth were greater in the older age groups. The proportion of endodontically treated teeth was 19% in the 76-year-olds and 26% in the 86-year-olds. Of the subjects 41% had periapical periodontitis, which was commoner in root-filled teeth (18%) than in other teeth (4%). Caries and periapical radiolucent and radiopaque findings were commoner in men. Vertical bone pockets (3 mm or deeper) were found in 51% and furcation lesions in 28% of the subjects. Compared with earlier Finnish studies, the results indicate an improving oral health status among elderly Finns.

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A radiographic survey of periapical conditions in elderly people in a Swedish county population

Cited by 57 publications

References 8 publications

Prevalence and Quality of Endodontic Treatment in the Northern Manhattan Elderly

Prevalence and Quality of Endodontic Treatment in the Northern Manhattan Elderly

Prevalence of apical periodontitis and endodontic treatment in a Kosovar adult population

Dental radiographic findings in the elderly in Helsinki, Finland

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