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Fractal analysis and radiomorphometric indices: comparison of mandibular bone structure changes on digital panoramic radiographs of smokers
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of the study was to assess how smoking affected the mandibular bone structure using a variety of radiomorphometric indices and fractal dimension (FD) analysis.
Material and methods: 56 patients—28 smokers and 28 non-smokers—were included in this retrospective study. In the trabecular bone of the mandible, eight areas of interest of 45x45 pixels were chosen, and fractal dimension analysis was carried out. All digital panoramic radiographs were used to measure the mandibular index and mandibular cortical width. All values were compared between groups. Utilizing the Shapiro-Wilk test, independent samples t-test and Mann-Whitney U test, collected data were evaluated.
Results: A total of 56 patients between the ages of 18 and 52 were evaluated, 28 in the study group (12 female and 16 male) and 28 in the control group (12 female and 16 male). There was a statistically significant difference between the groups in ROI4 and ROI8, but not in the mean FD values of ROI1, ROI2, ROI3, ROI5, ROI6 and ROI7 in the mandibular trabecular bone. No statistically significant differences between groups were seen for PMI and MCW measures (p>0.05). There was a statistically significant difference between genders only in FD values of ROI5 and PMI measurements (p<0.05). The intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) values for the FD, PMI and MCW measurements had excellent reliability.
Conclusions: The trabecular bone structures of the anterior of the mental foramen and the condyle were different in smokers. There was no difference in cortical bone structures.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Radiology and Organ Imaging
Journal Section
Research Article
Early Pub Date
December 18, 2023
Publication Date
January 1, 2024
Submission Date
July 28, 2023
Acceptance Date
December 15, 2023
Published in Issue
Year 2024 Volume: 17 Number: 1
AMA
1.Çelik B, Arslan ZB. Fractal analysis and radiomorphometric indices: comparison of mandibular bone structure changes on digital panoramic radiographs of smokers. Pam Med J. 2024;17(1):117-128. doi:10.31362/patd.1333987
