title: Calcified carotid artery atheromas on panoramic radiographs of dental patients with diabetes.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Diabetes mellitus accelerates atheromas increasing the risk of a stroke.
  
  
  METHODS
  Panoramic radiographs of 32 men and 28 women with diabetes mellitus were studied.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Radiographs showed 28.5 percent type 2 and 37.5 percent type 1 diabetes mellitus patients had atheromas.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Compared with the 5 percent atheroma rate reported among healthy people, rates were significantly higher in diabetes mellitus patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Dentists treating diabetes mellitus patients may encounter atheromatous lesions on panoramic radiographs and refer them for treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Azad University of Medical Sciences, Dental College, Tehran.
authors.forename: Mohammad Ali
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Dolatabadi
authors.forename: Mohammad Hosein Kalantar
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Motamedi
authors.forename: Eshagh
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lassemi
authors.forename: Ahmad Reza
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Talaeipour
authors.forename: Yousef
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Janbaz
mesh_terms: D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin