Examination of mandibular radiomorphometry in pediatric population according to age and gender

Year 2025, Volume: 50 Issue: 3, 693 - 701, 30.09.2025

Mehmet Ünal , Ozan Turamanlar , Hüma Kaçar , Rumeysa Çakırcalı

https://doi.org/10.17826/cumj.1666171

Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to compare and evaluate mandibular measurements obtained from digital panoramic radiographs in a pediatric population according to age and gender.
Materials and Methods: This retrospective cross-sectional study analysed 100 digital panoramic radiographs of individuals aged 6-13 years (59 females, 41 males). A series of measurements was recorded for specific mandibular structures, including the gonial angle, ramus height and width, corpus length, and anterior corpus height.
Results: Statistically significant differences were observed in mandibular ramus height (R2;53.96, L2;53.61) and mandibular corpus length (R4;81.64, L4;81) parameters across age groups in females, with the lowest values noted in the 6-7 age group. In males, significant differences were found in mandibular ramus height (R2: 45.62, L2: 245.19) parameters according to age, with the 6-year age group exhibiting the lowest mean values (48 ± 0). However, no statistically significant difference was observed in the measured parameters between genders across the age groups.
Conclusion: This investigation revealed no statistically significant differences in the measured mandibular parameters between the sexes. Nevertheless, the observed parameters consistently increased with advancing age, aligning with findings reported in similar studies. Further research employing diverse methodologies in subadult populations is warranted to establish robust standards for sex and age estimation.

Keywords

panoramic radiograph , gonial angle , ramus height , gender , mandibula

Pediatrik populasyonda mandibular radyomorfometrisinin yaş ve cinsiyete göre araştırılması

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, dijital panoramik radyograflarda gözlenen mandibular noktaların ölçümlerini yaparak cinsiyete göre karşılaştırmak ve değerlendirmektir.
Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu retrospektif kesitsel çalışmada, 6-13 yaş arası bireylerin (59 kız, 46 erkek) 100 dijital panoramik radyografisi değerlendirildi. Gonial açı, ramus yüksekliği ve genişliği, korpus uzunluğu ve anterior korpus yüksekliği gibi mandibular yapıların ölçümleri yapıldı.
Bulgular: Kadınlarda mandibular ramus yüksekliği (R2;53,96, L2;53,61) ve mandibular korpus uzunluğu (R4;81,64, L4;81) parametrelerinde yaşa göre istatistiksel olarak anlamlı farklılıklar gözlenmiştir; bu değerler 6-7 yaş grubunda daha düşüktür. Erkeklerde, mandibular ramus yüksekliği (R2;45,62, L245,19) parametrelerinde yaşa göre anlamlı farklılıklar bulundu; 6 yaş grubu en düşük ortalama değerlere (48 ±0) sahipti. Yaş gruplarına göre cinsiyetler arasındaki değerlerde ise istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir fark gözlenmedi.
Sonuç: Bu araştırma, ölçülen mandibular parametrelerde cinsiyetler arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir fark olmadığını ortaya koymuştur. Bununla birlikte, gözlemlenen parametreler yaşın ilerlemesiyle tutarlı bir şekilde artmıştır ve bu durum benzer çalışmalarda bildirilen bulgularla uyumludur. Cinsiyet ve yaş tahmini için sağlam standartlar oluşturmak amacıyla, ergenlik çağındaki popülasyonlarda çeşitli yöntemler kullanılarak daha fazla araştırma yapılması gerekmektedir.

Keywords

panoramik radyografi , gonial açı , ramus yüksekliği , cinsiyet , mandibula

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