Primary study · included by 1 review

Can dental pulp calcification predict the risk of ischemic cardiovascular disease?

Khojastepour 2013 · Khojastepour Leila, Bronoosh Pegah, Khosropanah Shahdad, et al. · Journal of dentistry (Tehran, Iran) · 2013

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Associations Between Imaging-Detected Pulp Calcification and Systemic Diseases: A Systematic Review, Thematic Analysis, and Meta-Analysis.
Non-Cochrane · aetiology · 2026 · cited as Khojastepour 2013 · Table 3; Table 4; references; Figure 6/7
Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
Presence of imaging-detected pulp calcification (patient-level)
Atherosclerosis or vascular calcification vs Controls without the systemic condition (healthy or non-exposed)
OR 4.39 [1.72, 11.22]4 studiesGRADE not reported
Presence of imaging-detected pulp calcification (patient-level)
Atherosclerosis or vascular calcification vs Controls without the systemic condition (healthy or non-exposed)
OR 4.67 [1.96, 11.13]4 studiesGRADE not reported
Presence of imaging-detected pulp calcification (patient-level)
Atherosclerosis or vascular calcification vs Controls without the systemic condition (healthy or non-exposed)
OR 5.77 [2.8, 11.9]4 studiesGRADE not reported
Presence of imaging-detected pulp calcification (patient-level)
Atherosclerosis or vascular calcification vs Controls without the systemic condition (healthy or non-exposed)
OR 4.7 [2.57, 8.6]5 studies · 517 participantsLow
Presence of imaging-detected pulp calcification (patient-level)
Atherosclerosis or vascular calcification vs Controls without the systemic condition (healthy or non-exposed)
OR 4.75 [2.01, 11.2]4 studiesGRADE not reported
Presence of imaging-detected pulp calcification (patient-level)
Atherosclerosis or vascular calcification vs Controls without the systemic condition (healthy or non-exposed)
OR 4.24 [2.71, 6.63]4 studiesGRADE not reported

1 including review in total.