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SAUDI MEDICAL JOURNAL
Volume 38, Issue 4, Pages 413-421Publisher
SAUDI MED J
DOI: 10.15537/smj.2017.4.16409
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- College of Dentistry Research Center, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia [FR 0349]
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Objectives: To determine the health status of periradicular tissue and the quality of root canal fillings in an adult Saudi population attending dental clinics for the first time. Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted in the dental clinics at King Saud University, Riyadh City), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia between year 2010 and 2012. Good-quality panoramic radiographs of 926 Saudi subjects (540 males and 386 females) were analyzed based on the gender, age, health status, smoking habits, periapical status of the endodontically treated teeth, technical quality of the root canal fillings, and the presence or absence of coronal restoration. Data were calibrated and statistical analyses were performed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) version 17. Results: Of the 25,028 teeth examined, 1,556 teeth (6.2%) had apical periodontitis (AP). Male subjects aged over 55 years and females between 36 and 45 years had higher AP. A total of 36 diabetic and 87 smokers subjects had AP. The AP was more common in male diabetics than female (p=0.383), and in female smokers more than male (p=0.44). Only 42.2% of male and 57.7% of female teeth had adequate root canal treatment. Conclusions: Apical periodontitis was significantly related to diabetes, smoking, and inadequate endodontic treatment.
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