Carotid calcifications in panoramic radiographs are associated with future stroke or ischemic heart diseases: a long-term follow-up study.
Viveca Wallin BengtssonG Rutger PerssonJohan BerglundStefan RenvertPublished in: Clinical oral investigations (2018)
Radiographic evidence of carotid calcifications is associated with stroke and/or ischemic heart diseases. Patients with signs of carotid calcifications should therefore be referred for medical examination.