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Mönckeberg's medial arteriosclerosis in the oral and maxillofacial region: A pilot study
Ali Z Syed1, Yuanming Xu1, Leela Subhashini Alluri1,2
1Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, CWRU School of Dental Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Objective:
To evaluate the prevalence of medial vascular calcifications in the oral and maxillofacial region and their association with systemic diseases.
Materials And Methods:
The study included 211 consecutive patients with systemic diseases (January 2015-May 2016). Medical history and radiographic images were evaluated. Univariate analysis (t-test) was performed for continuous variables (age). The Chi square test was applied for the categorical variables (Mönckeberg medial arteriosclerosis [MMA], gender).
Results:
There was a 6.2% prevalence of MMA. The mean age of patients with MMA was 65.46 ± 13.38. The prevalence of kidney disease in patients with MMA was significantly higher than in those without MMA (p < 0.001). This finding was maintained even after adjusting for other systemic diseases (OR = 31.84 [8.63-136.78]).
Conclusion:
A significant prevalence of MMA in kidney disease patients was observed in this pilot study.
