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Radiographic pulpal calcifications: normal or abnormal--a paradox. 1991

H S Selden

Muhlenberg Hospital, Bethlehem, PA.

A survey was sent to all 525 (domestic) Diplomates of the American Board of Endodontics. It inquired as to the interpretation of the findings of radiographic pulpal calcifications (RPC) and how it might impact on treatment. The response to the question of pathological significance of RPC was divided equally between those who felt it was a sign of pathosis and those who did not. The remaining seven questions were overwhelmingly agreed upon: RPC are important findings included in differential diagnosis; nonsurgical root canal treatment was routinely attempted regardless of the extent of RPC; patients were informed prior to treatment of potential obstacles; and as a rule diplomates devote no more than 10% of their practice to surgical endodontics.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D010347	Patient Care Planning	Usually a written medical and nursing care program designed for a particular patient.	Nursing Care Plans,Goals of Care,Plans, Nursing Care,Care Goal,Care Goals,Care Plan, Nursing,Care Planning, Patient,Care Plans, Nursing,Nursing Care Plan,Plan, Nursing Care,Planning, Patient Care
D011795	Surveys and Questionnaires	Collections of data obtained from voluntary subjects. The information usually takes the form of answers to questions, or suggestions.	Community Survey,Nonrespondent,Questionnaire,Questionnaires,Respondent,Survey,Survey Method,Survey Methods,Surveys,Baseline Survey,Community Surveys,Methodology, Survey,Nonrespondents,Questionnaire Design,Randomized Response Technique,Repeated Rounds of Survey,Respondents,Survey Methodology,Baseline Surveys,Design, Questionnaire,Designs, Questionnaire,Methods, Survey,Questionnaire Designs,Questionnaires and Surveys,Randomized Response Techniques,Response Technique, Randomized,Response Techniques, Randomized,Survey, Baseline,Survey, Community,Surveys, Baseline,Surveys, Community,Techniques, Randomized Response
D011859	Radiography	Examination of any part of the body for diagnostic purposes by means of X-RAYS or GAMMA RAYS, recording the image on a sensitized surface (such as photographic film).	Radiology, Diagnostic X-Ray,Roentgenography,X-Ray, Diagnostic,Diagnostic X-Ray,Diagnostic X-Ray Radiology,X-Ray Radiology, Diagnostic,Diagnostic X Ray,Diagnostic X Ray Radiology,Diagnostic X-Rays,Radiology, Diagnostic X Ray,X Ray Radiology, Diagnostic,X Ray, Diagnostic,X-Rays, Diagnostic
D003784	Dental Pulp Calcification	CALCINOSIS of the DENTAL PULP or ROOT CANAL.	Dental Pulp Stones,Denticle,Anomalous Dysplasia of Dentin,Calcification, Dental Pulp,Coronal Dentin Dysplasia,Dental Pulp Stone,Denticles,Dentin Dyspalsia, Shields Type 2,Dentin Dysplasia, Coronal,Dentin Dysplasia, Shields Type II,Dentin Dysplasia, Type II,Pulp Calcification, Dental,Pulp Stone, Dental,Pulp Stones,Pulp Stones, Dental,Pulpal Dysplasia,Stone, Dental Pulp,Stones, Dental Pulp,Calcifications, Dental Pulp,Coronal Dentin Dysplasias,Dental Pulp Calcifications,Dentin Anomalous Dysplasia,Dentin Anomalous Dysplasias,Dentin Dysplasias, Coronal,Dysplasia, Coronal Dentin,Dysplasia, Pulpal,Dysplasias, Coronal Dentin,Dysplasias, Pulpal,Pulp Calcifications, Dental,Pulp Stone,Pulpal Dysplasias,Stone, Pulp,Stones, Pulp
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012390	Root Canal Therapy	A treatment modality in endodontics concerned with the therapy of diseases of the dental pulp. For preparatory procedures, ROOT CANAL PREPARATION is available.	Therapy, Root Canal,Canal Therapies, Root,Canal Therapy, Root,Root Canal Therapies,Therapies, Root Canal