Key result
Type 2 diabetes mellitus was associated with a significantly higher prevalence of carotid artery calcifications on panoramic radiographs compared to healthy controls (12.5% in diabetics, P=0.001).
Why the study?
Does type 2 diabetes mellitus increase the prevalence of carotid artery calcifications detected by panoramic radiography compared to healthy controls?
Case-Control (n=400)
Does type 2 diabetes mellitus increase the prevalence of carotid artery calcifications detected by panoramic radiography compared to healthy controls?
p-value: p=0.001
Panoramic radiography can detect a significantly higher prevalence of carotid artery calcifications in patients with type 2 diabetes compared to healthy controls, highlighting its potential utility for opportunistic cardiovascular risk screening.
Incidental CACs on panoramic radiographs in type 2 diabetes may prompt physician referral; leaves open whether screening improves cardiovascular outcomes.
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. Further analysis of this group showed that 60% of patients with CACs were smokers, 48% had hypertension and 25% were obese. In conclusion, our study shows that in patients with diabetes mellitus CACs can be detected by panoramic radiography and the patients may benefit from a referral to physicians for further evaluation and necessary management.
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MA Jaber (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 on panoramic radiographs compared to healthy controls (12.5% in diabetics, P=0.001).
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