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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
dentistry
Pulp stones: A review
International Endodontic Journal, Volume 41, No. 6, Year 2008
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Description
Pulp stones are a frequent finding on bitewing and periapical radiographs but receive relatively little attention in textbooks. A review of the literature was therefore performed, initially using the PubMed database and beginning the search with 'pulp calcifications' and 'pulp stones'. Each term provided more than 400 references, many of which related to pulp calcification in general rather than pulp stones, and focussed largely on the problems these changes presented to clinicians. A manual search using references from this source was carried out. Contemporary textbooks in endodontology were also consulted, and an historic perspective gained from a number of older books and references. The factors involved in the development of the pulp stones are largely unknown. Further research may determine the reasons for their formation, but with current endodontic instruments and techniques this is unlikely to alter their relevance to clinicians. © 2008 International Endodontic Journal.
Authors & Co-Authors
Goga, Radu
New Zealand, Wellington
Private Practice
Chandler, Nicholas Paul
New Zealand, Dunedin
Faculty of Dentistry
Oginni, Adeleke Oke
Niger, Ife
Obafemi Awolowo University
Statistics
Citations: 176
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/j.1365-2591.2008.01374.x
ISSN:
01432885
e-ISSN:
13652591