More frequent detection of calcified carotid atherosclerotic plaques and mineralized laryngeal cartilages on digital than on film-based panoramic radiographs.
Sergio Lins de-Azevedo-VazJoão Victor Pereira MachadoTeresa Cristina Rangel PereiraDeborah Queiroz FreitasPublished in: Imaging science in dentistry (2019)
CCAPs and MLCs were more frequently detected on digital than on film-based panoramic radiographs. Further studies are needed to determine whether such radiopacities do indeed correspond to mineralized, rather than medium-density, tissues.