title: The relationship between pulp calcifications and salivary gland calcifications.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Pulp stones are discrete calcified bodies found in the dental pulp. Sialolithasis is the most common salivary gland disease. The aim of the present study was to determine the relationship between the pulp stones and salivary gland stones.
  
  
  METHODS
  196 patients were randomly selected from the out patient department for the study. The periapical radiographs for all patients were evaluated for the presence or absence of the narrowing of dental pulp chambers and pulp canals. The intra oral occlusal radiographs were also evaluated to determine the presence or absence of salivary stones. The results were compared and analyzed using the Chi-square test (p<0.001).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Salivary gland calcifications were detected in 5 patients. 191 patients had pulp narrowing and 118 patients had pulp stones. There was no statistical correlation between pulp narrowing and salivary stones (p>0.001) and also between pulp stones and salivary gland stones (p>0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  However, the incidental findings of salivary gland stones on intra oral occlusal radiographs can provide useful information in the early diagnosis of the condition, but in the present study no significant relationship was found between the presence of pulp stones and salivary gland stones. Key words:Pulp stone, salivary gland stone, periapical radiograph, occlusal radiograph.
authors: Dept of Endodontics and Conservative Dentistry, Jodhpur Dental College General Hospital, Jodhpur (Rajasthan), India.
authors: Sumita
authors: S
authors: Kaswan
authors: Dept of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Jodhpur Dental College General Hospital, Jodhpur (Rajasthan), India.
authors: Santosh
authors: S
authors: Patil
authors: Dental Practitioner, Jodhpur (Rajasthan), India.
authors: Sneha
authors: S
authors: Maheshwari
authors: Dept of Oral andMaxillofacial Pathology, Jaipur Dental College, Jaipur (Rajasthan), India.
authors: Farzan
authors: F
authors: Rahman
authors: Dept of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Desh Bhagat Dental College, Muktsar (Punjab), India.
authors: Suneet
authors: S
authors: Khandelwal