A systematic review assessing the dental pulp stone prevalence in the Saudi Arabian population

Sandeepa Nuchilakath Chalikkandy; Shilpa Bhandi; Hamed Ahmed Ali Al Shawkani; Mohammed Hussain Dafer Al Wadei; M Mohammed Abdul Kader; Atlal Hassan Hussain Jaafari; Thilla Sekar Vinothkumar; Saranya Varadarajan; Luca Testarelli; Shankargouda Patil

doi:10.1016/j.sdentj.2023.07.012

A systematic review assessing the dental pulp stone prevalence in the Saudi Arabian population

Saudi Dent J. 2023 Nov;35(7):803-811. doi: 10.1016/j.sdentj.2023.07.012. Epub 2023 Jul 24.

Affiliations

¹ Department of Diagnostic Sciences-Oral Biology, College of Dentistry, King Khalid University Abha, 122001, Saudi Arabia.
² College of Dental Medicine, Roseman University of Health Sciences, South Jordan, UT 84095, USA.
³ Department of Restorative Dental Science, Division of Endodontics, College of Dentistry, Jazan University, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia.
⁴ Department Restorative Dental Science, College of Dentistry, King Khalid University, Abha 122001, Saudi Arabia.
⁵ Department of Restorative Dental Science, College of Dentistry, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
⁶ College of Dentistry, Jazan University, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia.
⁷ Department of Restorative Dental Science, Division of Operative Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Jazan University, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia.
⁸ Distinguished Adjunct Faculty, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai 600 077, India.
⁹ Department of Oral and Maxillo-Facial Sciences, University di Roma La Sapienza, Roma 00185, Italy.

Abstract

This Systematic Review (SR) was to report on the prevalence of pulp stones in the Saudi Arabian (KSA) population. The electronic databases were searched for scientific research articles during May 2021. The data search was performed in electronic search engines like PubMed, Scopus, Web of science, and Saudi Digital Library, and 6 original research articles which fulfilled the eligibility criteria were assessed for qualitative data. The prevalence of pulp stones among the KSA population ranged from 4.6% to 50.93% among the study participants and it ranged between 10.2%-13.34% in the teeth assessed. The pulp stones were more frequently reported in decayed teeth, periodontal diseases, attrition, teeth with dental restorations, and higher in the molar teeth in comparison with the premolar teeth. The data on the prevalence of pulp stones among the Saudi population will be helpful for clinicians in planning endodontic procedures.

Keywords: Frequency; Occurrence; Prevalence; Pulp calcifications; Pulp stone.

Publication types

Review