Key result
Type 2 diabetes mellitus was associated with a significantly higher prevalence of carotid artery calcifications compared to healthy controls (12.5% in diabetics; P=0.001).
Why the study?
Is the prevalence of carotid artery calcifications detected by panoramic radiograph higher in patients with type 2 diabetes compared to healthy controls?
Case-Control (n=400)
Is the prevalence of carotid artery calcifications detected by panoramic radiograph higher in patients with type 2 diabetes compared to healthy controls?
p-value: p=0.001
Type 2 diabetes is associated with a significantly higher prevalence of carotid artery calcifications that can be incidentally detected on routine panoramic dental radiographs.
May flag higher CV risk in diabetics on routine dental imaging; leaves open screening utility and causality.
This study was designed to determine the prevalence of Carotid artery calcifications (CACs) of diabetic patients and compare it with normal non-diabetic individuals. Panoramic radiographs of 200 adult patients with type 2 diabetes (90 male and 110 females) (age range 16-79 years; mean age 40.54 years) and 200 controls (age-match, free of systemic diseases) were examined on panoramic radiographs for any unusual radiopacity adjacent to or just below the intervertebral space between C3 and C4. Statistical analysis was carried out using chi-squared and Fisher exact tests. Carotid artery calcifications (CACs) were higher in diabetic patients compared with normal healthy control and the statistical difference between the two groups was significant (Chi-square test = 10.82, P = 0.001). Twenty-five (16 females, 9 males) diabetic patients showed CACs, Mean age of diabetic patients with calcification was 47.11 years.
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Jaber et al. (2015) conducted a case-control in Type 2 diabetes mellitus (n=400). Type 2 diabetes mellitus vs. Normal healthy controls was evaluated on Prevalence of Carotid artery calcifications (CACs) (p=0.001). Type 2 diabetes mellitus was associated with a significantly higher prevalence of carotid artery calcifications compared to healthy controls (12.5% in diabetics; P=0.001).
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