Detection of calcified carotid atheroma on panoramic dental radiography and its confirmation by Doppler ultrasound

Rocha, Breno Amaral; Carneiro, Leonardo de Oliveira Buzatti; Vespasiano, Amaro Ilídio; Horta, Martinho Campolina Rebello

doi:10.31744/einstein_journal/2021ai5707

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“…Atherosclerosis is a disease that postpones its clinical manifestations and sometimes has no clinical symptoms. Therefore, any method to diagnose atheroma plaques is very important [ 2 , 3 ]…”

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Are Panoramic Images a Good Tool to Detect Calcified Carotid Atheroma? A Systematic Review

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Villalón²,

Torres³

et al. 2022

Biology

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To investigate the reliability of panoramic dental images to detect calcified carotid atheroma, electronic databases (PubMed, IEEE/Xplore and Embase) were searched. Outcomes included cerebrovascular disease events, cardiovascular disease events, patient previous diseases, and combined endpoints. Risk of bias was evaluated using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. Hence, 15 studies were selected from 507 potential manuscripts. Five studies had a low risk of bias, while the remaining nine studies were found to have a moderate risk. Heterogeneous results were obtained but showed that patients with risk factors, such as obesity, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and smoking, and with calcified carotid atheroma on panoramic images, have a higher prevalence than healthy patients. The evidence in the literature was found to be equivocal. However, the findings of this systematic review exhibit that panoramic radiographs can be used for dental diagnosis and treatment planning, as well as to detect calcified carotid artery atheroma.

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