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Published on: January 28, 2020
Evaluation of mandibular trabecular bone structure in growing children with Class I, II, and III malocclusions using
Hümeyra Tercanlı1, Esra Bolat Gümüş2
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Akdeniz University, 07058 Antalya, Turkey.
Objective:
The present study aimed to evaluate the mandibular bone structure of patients with different malocclusions by using fractal dimension (FD) analysis on dental panoramic radiographic images.
Material And Methods:
Pre-treatment panoramic radiographic images of 103 patients were included in the study and divided into 3 groups as Class I (group 1: 0
Results:
FD values were lower in Class I sagittal skeletal pattern than Class II and III groups in anterior ROI FD, premolar ROI FD, angulus ROI FD, and mean FD values. There were differences between Class I and Class III skeletal patterns (P=0.023 for anterior ROI FD, P=0.016 for premolar ROI FD, P=0.034 for angulus ROI FD, and P=0.014 for mean FD). Class I and II malocclusions differed in anterior ROI FD (P=0.029) and also Classes II and III showed differences in angulus ROI FD (P=0.029).
Conclusion:
Sagittal skeletal patterns may result in differences in the structure of the mandibular trabecular bone.
