Pulp narrowing in renal end stage and transplanted patients.
A comparison of relative dental pulp size in chronic renal disease patients with dental pulp size in healthy controls revealed a significant pulp narrowing in the kidney disease group (n = 44). A strong correlation between the chronicity of the renal disease and the pulp narrowing was found in the premolar and molar teeth of the tested group. A review of the literature concerning pulp narrowing is also presented.
Galili
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Hospital Oral Medicine Service, Hadassah Hebrew University School of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem.
Berger
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Kaufman
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003786:Dental Pulp Cavity / Q000473:pathology*; D003788:Dental Pulp Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis