Evaluation of radiomorphometric findings in psoriasis patients: A preliminary study

The study aimed to analyze the relationship between psoriasis (Ps) and radiomorphometric measurements of the mandibular bone. Forty one Ps patients (sixteen males and 25 females) and 39 controls (fourteen males and 25 females) were included in the study. Bone density (BD), fractal dimension (FD), mandibular cortical width (MCW), and mandibular cortical index (MCI) values were calculated on the radiographs. No significant differences were found between the mean FD, MCW values, and MCI distributions between the two groups (p > 0.05). The most purulent state of the mandibular cortex, C3, was observed 2.7 times more frequently in Ps patients relative to the control group. The MCW value was 45.93 mm in the control group and 42.22 mm in the group with Ps patients. Although no significant differences were observed between Ps patients and healthy subjects in bone parameters, porosity evaluations revealed that Ps patients were more prone to having thin and porous mandibular cortex structures.