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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Mandibular Cortical Bone Evaluation in a Healthy Paediatric Population.

Marilena Kotsanti, Anastasia Mitsea, Nikolaos Christoloukas, Kyriaki Seremidi, Sotiria Gizani

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Article in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Marilena KotsantiDepartment of Paediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 115 27 Athens, Greece.
Anastasia MitseaDepartment of Oral Diagnosis and Radiology, School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 115 27 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-2833-681X
Nikolaos ChristoloukasDepartment of Oral Diagnosis and Radiology, School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 115 27 Athens, Greece.
Kyriaki SeremidiDepartment of Paediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 115 27 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-4197-5827
Sotiria GizaniDepartment of Paediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 115 27 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-0701-6139
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundChanges in mandibular cortical bone have been documented in children with chronic diseases but not in healthy populations.

aimWe aimed to qualitatively and quantitatively evaluate the mandibular cortical bone of a healthy paediatric population using dental panoramic radiographs (DPTs). The secondary objective was to assess the effect of dental status on cortical bone.

designThe DPTs of 660 individuals, aged 6-18 years, were evaluated by two blinded examiners. Bone was qualitatively categorized according to the Mandibular Cortical Index (MCI), and its width was calculated using the Mandibular Cortical Width Index (MCW). Differences between gender and age were tested using Fisher's exact and correlation with dental status with the chi-square test.

resultsA significant correlation was observed between bone morphology and gender, with girls having more frequent even and sharp endosteal margins than boys, who showed semilunar defects. The degree of erosion increased with age, as did bone thickness. A positive correlation between thickness and type of dentition was recorded, with normal bone predominating in children in the mixed dentition stage. Νο correlation was found between bone morphology or thickness and the factors associated with dental status.

conclusionsBone quality and quantity vary significantly between different genders and age groups. Dental needs and treatment characteristics did not seem to affect the above parameters.

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