Ali Alsweed

Background: The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of styloid process (SP) patterns in Saudi population. Materials and methods: This retrospective, cross-sectional study included 2010 digital panoramic radiographs (PRs) selected randomly for adult patients who visited five major hospitals in the Qassim region, Saudi Arabia, PRs were examined to detect any SP elongation. Data were collected and analyzed using SPSS v22. Results: In this study, positive SP elongation was seen in 25.4% of the total cases, 14.2% and 11.2% male and female respectively. The mean age was 34.3 ± 13.9 years. Type I showed in 19.1%. Type II was seen in 1.7%. While type III came with 4.6% of the cases. Normal SP was seen in 74.7%. Patients between 30-50 years significantly more affected with type I pattern. Normal SP was reported mostly in the youngest age group 18-24 years with 31% of total cases. Conclusions: SP has many patterns and variations that could be detected on digital PRs taken daily in most of dental clinics. Dentists should be trained to detect patients with such variation so that signs associated with Eagle syndrome are not misinterpreted. Background: The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of styloid process (SP) patterns in Saudi population. Materials and methods: This retrospective, cross-sectional study included 2010 digital panoramic radiographs (PRs) selected randomly for adult patients who visited five major hospitals in the Qassim region, Saudi Arabia, PRs were examined to detect any SP elongation. Data were collected and analyzed using SPSS v22. Results: In this study, positive SP elongation was seen in 25.4% of the total cases, 14.2% and 11.2% male and female respectively. The mean age was 34.3 ± 13.9 years. Type I showed in 19.1%. Type II was seen in 1.7%. While type III came with 4.6% of the cases. Normal SP was seen in 74.7%. Patients between 30-50 years significantly more affected with type I pattern. Normal SP was reported mostly in the youngest age group 18-24 years with 31% of total cases. Conclusions: SP has many patterns and variations that could be detected on digital PRs taken daily in most of dental clinics. Dentists should be trained to detect patients with such variation so that signs associated with Eagle syndrome are not misinterpreted.

The present report aims to present a case of delayed eruption of permanent maxillary central incisors in an 11-year-old male child due to the presence of two supernumerary teeth in anterior maxilla. In this case, clinical and radiographic assessment revealed the presence of two supernumerary teeth palatal to unerupted maxillary permanent central incisors. These teeth were removed surgically under local anesthesia and were diagnosed as supplemental incisor, and the other appeared like tuberculate with dens invaginatus. The permanent incisors erupted spontaneously within 6 months follow-up after extraction of the two supernumerary teeth without any orthodontic interception. Alsweed AA, Al-sughier Z. Surgical Management of Unerupted Permanent Maxillary Central Incisors Due to Presence of Two Supernumerary Teeth. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2020;13(4):421–424.

Background: This study sought to determine the prevalence of carotid artery calcifications (CACs) and pulp stones detected on panoramic radiographs (PRs) and ascertain their correlation. Methods: A total of 2013 digital PRs were retrospectively retrieved and thoroughly examined to determine the prevalence of CACs and pulp stones, their correlation with patient age and gender, and the relationship between the presence of pulps stones and radiographically detectable CACs. Results: The prevalence of CACs on PRs was 2.0%; the prevalence of pulp stones was 4.6%. There was no statistical relationship between pulp stones and CACs (p = 0.714). Older patients exhibited a significantly higher prevalence of CACs than younger patients (p < 0.001); pulp stones were statistically more prevalent in younger patients than older patients (p = 0.001). There were no significant differences between male and females in terms of the prevalence of either CACs or pulp stones (p = 0.087 and p = 0.278, respectively). Conclusions: Dentists should be trained to detect CACs on PRs belonging to patients older than 40 to exclude the presence of CACs. Moreover, pulp stones do not function as a diagnostic marker for CACs.