title: Relationship between mandibular nutrient canals and hypertension.
abstract: This study was undertaken to investigate the correlation between the presence of nutrient canals in the mandibular anterior region and hypertension. Periapical radiographs taken from the mandibular anterior region of 139 normotensive and 76 hypertensive edentulous patients were examined. There was no statistical difference in the incidence of nutrient canals between normotensive and hypertensive patients, suggesting that the presence of nutrient canals is not indicative of the existence of hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Diagnosis and Maxillofacial Radiology, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey. berhanaby@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Akgül
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Akgül
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dagistanli
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cakur
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006253:Haversian System / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009066:Mouth, Edentulous / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography; D012016:Reference Values; D016037:Single-Blind Method; D013223:Statistics as Topic