Evaluation of mandibular trabecular and cortical bone by fractal analysis and radiomorphometric indices in bruxist and non-bruxist patients     
Yazarlar (3)
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Mesude ÇİTİR Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Hazal Karslıoğlu
Canan Uzun
Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Açık Erişim Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı BMC Oral Health
Dergi ISSN 1472-6831 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Dergi Grubu Q1
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 07-2023
Cilt No 23
Sayı 1
Sayfalar 1 / 10
DOI Numarası 10.1186/s12903-023-03245-y
Makale Linki https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12903-023-03245-y#citeas
Özet
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of bruxism on the cortical and trabecular bone of the mandible using the radiomorphometric indexes and fractal analysis (FA) additionally to examine the efficiency of FA as diagnostic test for bruxism. Evaluation was performed on panoramic radiographs of 94 bruxists and 94 non-bruxist individuals with the ImageJ program. Cortical bone was assessed with mandibular cortical index, mental index, and panoramic mental index. Trabecular bone in the condyle, gonial, and corpus region was evaluated by FA. An independent sample t and Mann-Whitney-U tests and Pearson and Spearman rank correlations were conducted for statistical analysis. A total of 188 participants, 112 female, and 76 male, were included in the study. The sample age ranged from 18 to 43, with a mean of 27.55 (± 7.022) years. FA values of the angulus were significantly higher than those of the condyle and corpus, and the mean of the sample for the angulus, condyle, and corpus, respectively, were; 1.36 (± 10), 1.10 (± 0.9), 1.13 (± 0.8). There was a positive correlation between FA of the mandibular corpus and age (r = .163, p = .025). Females' values were smaller than males' in the FAs of three regions, and significant differences were found in FA of the condyle and angulus of the mandible, MCI, and PMI according to gender. There was no statistically significant difference between bruxist and non-bruxist patients in term of FAs of three regions, MCI, MI, and PMI values (p > .05). FA of the condyle and angulus of the mandible, MCI, and PMI are significantly affected by gender. However bruxism doesn't cause a significant change in the fractal dimensions of the bone in the mandible and doesn't change substantially MCI, MI, and PMI.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Bruxism | Fractals | Index | Mandible | Panoramic | Radiography