Primary study · included by 1 review

Could carotid artery calcifications and pulp stones be an alarm sign for diabetes mellitus? A retrospective observational study

Baghestani 2025 · Baghestani Motahare, Faregh Mohadese, Razavi Seyed Hossein, et al. · BMC Endocrine Disorders · 2025

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Non-Cochrane · aetiology · 2026 · cited as Baghestani 2025 · Table 3; Table 4; references; Figure 6/7

Outcome this study informs	Pooled effect	Evidence	Certainty
Presence of imaging-detected pulp calcification (patient-level) Diabetes mellitus vs Controls without the systemic condition (healthy or non-exposed)	OR 2.3 [1.86, 2.84]	3 studies · 605 participants	Low
Presence of imaging-detected pulp calcification (patient-level) Diabetes mellitus vs Controls without the systemic condition (healthy or non-exposed)	OR 2.35 [0.96, 5.79]	2 studies	GRADE not reported
Presence of imaging-detected pulp calcification (patient-level) Diabetes mellitus vs Controls without the systemic condition (healthy or non-exposed)	OR 2.25 [1.67, 3.04]	2 studies	GRADE not reported
Presence of imaging-detected pulp calcification (patient-level) Diabetes mellitus vs Controls without the systemic condition (healthy or non-exposed)	OR 2.32 [0.56, 9.67]	2 studies	GRADE not reported

1 including review in total.