PREVALENCE OF NUTRIENT CANALS ANTERIOR MANDIBULAR IN HYPERTENSIVE AND NON-HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS USING PERIAPICAL RADIOGRAPHS

Nutrient canals are channels that contain nerves and blood vessels in the form of radiolucent lines that are often seen in the mandibular anterior teeth using periapical radiographs. The availability of nutrient canals are related to any systemic diseases including hypertension. The aim of this study was to find out the prevalence of nutrient canals anterior mandibular in hypertensive and non-hypertensive patients using periapical radiographs analysis. This research is carried out in the Radiology Unit of Faculty of Dentistry, University of  North Sumatera. The type of this research is descriptive research, which is to determine the nutrient canals prevalence in patients with hypertension and non-hypertension of the anterior mandibular region. Cross Sectional approach was used to examine 30 people who came to the Dental and Oral Hospital with the age between 20-60 years. Periapical photo of sample was taken once. The results indicated that the nutrient canals anterior mandibular prevalence in hypertensive patients which account to 73,33% and  non-hypertensive patients was 26,67% in periapical radiography