Panoramic Radiography is Sensitive and Specific for Detection of Calcified Carotid Arteries When Compared With the Screening Test of Color Doppler Ultrasound

ARTICLE TITLE AND BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION: Detection of incidental carotid artery calcifications during dental examinations: panoramic radiography as an important aid in dentistry. Ertas EF, Sisman Y. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 2011;112:e11-e17. REVIEWER: S. Thomas Deahl II, DMD, PhD PURPOSE/QUESTION: In dental patients, how does panoramic radiography compare with color Doppler ultrasonography in detecting calcified carotid artery atheromas? SOURCE OF FUNDING: Academic Research Project Agency of Erciyes University, Turkey TYPE OF STUDY/DESIGN: Case series LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level 3: Other evidence STRENGTH OF RECOMMENDATION GRADE: Not applicable.