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Oral Radiology
Published in: Oral Radiology 1/2020

01-01-2020 | Thalassemia | Original Article

Evaluation of osseous changes in dental panoramic radiography of thalassemia patients using mandibular indexes and fractal size analysis

Authors: Seval Bayrak, Duygu Göller Bulut, Kaan Orhan, Enver Alper Sinanoğlu, Emine Şebnem Kurşun Çakmak, Melis Mısırlı, Handan Ankaralı

Published in: Oral Radiology | Issue 1/2020

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Abstract

Objective

This study aimed to evaluate the radiomorphometric indexes and fractal dimension (FD) on dental panoramic radiography (DPR) of Thalassemia Major (TM) patients.

Methods

In 59 TM patients and in 59 healthy control subjects, mandibular cortical index (MCI), mandibular cortical width (MCW), panoramic mandibular index (PMI), and FD of four different regions (FD1-4) were evaluated and compared using DPRs.

Results

The distribution of MCI in TM patients was similar to control subjects (p > 0.05). The mean MCW was significantly lower in TM patients (p = 0.001). There was no significant difference in PMI between TM patients and control subjects. The mean of FD measured in the supracortical area above the angle of mandible (FD2), in the anterior to the mental foramen (FD4) and mean FD of four different regions was significantly lower in TM patients (p = 0.003, p = 0.001, and p = 0.014, respectively).

Conclusions

The radiomorphometric indices and fractal dimensions evaluated in the panoramic radiograph are capable of identifying thalassemia patients’ jaw bone, and the results of DPR scanning can be used to refer these patients to appropriate medical investigation.
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Metadata
Title
Evaluation of osseous changes in dental panoramic radiography of thalassemia patients using mandibular indexes and fractal size analysis
Authors
Seval Bayrak
Duygu Göller Bulut
Kaan Orhan
Enver Alper Sinanoğlu
Emine Şebnem Kurşun Çakmak
Melis Mısırlı
Handan Ankaralı
Publication date
01-01-2020
Publisher
Springer Singapore
Published in
Oral Radiology / Issue 1/2020
Print ISSN: 0911-6028
Electronic ISSN: 1613-9674
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11282-019-00372-7

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