24.01.2019 | Original Article
Evaluation of osseous changes in dental panoramic radiography of thalassemia patients using mandibular indexes and fractal size analysis
verfasst von:
Seval Bayrak, Duygu Göller Bulut, Kaan Orhan, Enver Alper Sinanoğlu, Emine Şebnem Kurşun Çakmak, Melis Mısırlı, Handan Ankaralı
Erschienen in:
Oral Radiology
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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.