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A Morphometric and Cellular Analysis Method for the Murine Mandibular Condyle
Published on: January 11, 2018
Mandibular Cortical Bone Evaluation in a Healthy Paediatric Population
Marilena Kotsanti1, Anastasia Mitsea2, Nikolaos Christoloukas2
1Department of Paediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 115 27 Athens, Greece.
Background:
Changes in mandibular cortical bone have been documented in children with chronic diseases but not in healthy populations.
Aim:
We aimed to qualitatively and quantitatively evaluate the mandibular cortical bone of a healthy paediatric population using dental panoramic radiographs (DPTs). The secondary objective was to assess the effect of dental status on cortical bone.
Design:
The DPTs of 660 individuals, aged 6-18 years, were evaluated by two blinded examiners. Bone was qualitatively categorized according to the Mandibular Cortical Index (MCI), and its width was calculated using the Mandibular Cortical Width Index (MCW). Differences between gender and age were tested using Fisher's exact and correlation with dental status with the chi-square test.
Results:
A significant correlation was observed between bone morphology and gender, with girls having more frequent even and sharp endosteal margins than boys, who showed semilunar defects. The degree of erosion increased with age, as did bone thickness. A positive correlation between thickness and type of dentition was recorded, with normal bone predominating in children in the mixed dentition stage. Νο correlation was found between bone morphology or thickness and the factors associated with dental status.
Conclusions:
Bone quality and quantity vary significantly between different genders and age groups. Dental needs and treatment characteristics did not seem to affect the above parameters.
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