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Polat Balkan E, Paksoy CS, Bağış N. Fractal analysis of the effects on mandibular bone of botulinum toxin therapy of the masseter muscle in patients with bruxism. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2024; 137:83-88. [PMID: 37805341 DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2023.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2023] [Revised: 08/03/2023] [Accepted: 08/09/2023] [Indexed: 10/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVE We examined changes in the mandibular angle, ramus, and condylar neck of patients with bruxism after botulinum toxin-A (BTX-A) injection into the masseter muscle as calculated with fractal analysis (FA) on panoramic radiographs (PRs). METHODS We examined the PRs of 3 groups of 22 patients each (n = 66) obtained upon presentation and 6 months later. One group included healthy controls without bruxism, one group included patients with untreated bruxism, and one group included patients with bruxism who had undergone BTX-A injection into the masseter muscle. We performed FA of the bilateral angle, ramus, and condylar neck of the PRs to calculate fractal dimension (FD). RESULTS The FD values of the angle on the second PRs of the untreated bruxism group were significantly higher than those of the other groups (P = .026), specifically when compared to the BTX-A injection group (P = .017). The FD values in the angle and ramus of the bruxism group were significantly higher on the second PRs (P ≤..005)) Conversely, the FD values in the angle of the BTX-A injection group were significantly lower on the second PR (P = .039). CONCLUSIONS Masseter muscle hyperactivity due to bruxism increases bone density in masseter muscle attachment regions. BTX-A injection restricts muscle activity, thereby chnging bone structure and decreasing FD.
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- Elif Polat Balkan
- Ankara University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of DentoMaxillofacial Radiology, Ankara, Turkey.
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- Ankara University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of DentoMaxillofacial Radiology, Ankara, Turkey
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- Ankara University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Periodontology, Ankara, Turkey
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Ozturk EMA, Artas A. Evaluation of Bone Mineral Changes in Panoramic Radiographs of Hypothyroid and Hyperthyroid Patients Using Fractal Dimension Analysis. J Clin Densitom 2024; 27:101443. [PMID: 38070428 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocd.2023.101443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2023] [Accepted: 11/13/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2024]
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Objective Hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism are endocrinopathies that cause a decrease in bone mineral density. The aim of this study is to investigate possible bone changes in the mandible caused by hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism using fractal analysis (FA) on panoramic radiographs. Material and Methods Panoramic radiographs of a total of 180 patients, including 120 patient groups (60 hyperthyroid, 60 hypothyroid) and 60 healthy control groups, were used. Five regions of interests (ROI) were determined from panoramic radiographs and FA was performed. ROI1: geometric midpoint of mandibular notch and mandibular foramen, ROI2: geometric midpoint of mandibular angle, ROI3: anterior of mental foramen, ROI4: basal cortical area from distal mental foramen to distal root of first molar, ROI5: geometric center of mandibular foramen and mandibular ramus. Results While a significant difference was observed between the patient and control groups regarding ROI1 and ROI2 (p < 0.05); there was no significant difference between the groups in relation to ROI3, ROI4, and ROI5. All FA values were lower in the hyperthyroid group than in the hypothyroid group. Conclusion Fractal analysis proves to be an effective method for early detection of bone mass changes. In the present study, it was concluded that while the mandibular cortical bone was intact, trabecular rich regions were affected by osteoporosis caused by thyroid hormones. Necessary precautions should be taken against the risk of osteoporosis in patients with thyroid hormone disorders.
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- Elif Meltem Aslan Ozturk
- DDS, Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Ankara Medipol University, Cankaya, Ankara, Turkey.
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- DDS, Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Sütcü Imam University, 46050 Onikisubat, Kahramanmaras, Turkey
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Oliveira-Santos N, Silva AG, Gaêta-Araujo H, Oliveira's ML, Groppo FC. Influence of binarization methods on the fractal dimension of alveolar bone using digital radiographs. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2023; 136:649-655. [PMID: 37468379 DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2023.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Revised: 06/05/2023] [Accepted: 06/17/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of binarization methods (BnMs) on the fractal dimension (FD) of the alveolar bone in digital radiographic images. STUDY DESIGN Five identical periapical radiographs were obtained from each of 20 anatomic regions. Using ImageJ/Fiji software, a standardized region of interest was positioned in the trabecular bone of all radiographs, 14 BnMs were independently applied, and FD was calculated. The Friedman test and Dunn post hoc tests were used to evaluate the influence of BnMs on FD (α = 0.05). The intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) was used to assess correlation among BnMs. RESULTS No significant differences were observed in the threshold value between the BnMs. No significant differences in FD were observed among 9 BnMs (Default, Huang, Iso Data, Li, Mean, Min Error[I], Moments, Otsu, and Shanbhag). These methods presented significantly higher FDs than those from 3 other BnMs (Max Entropy, Renyi Entropy, and Yen), which did not significantly differ from each other. The Triangle method significantly differed from all BnMs, and the Percentile method produced significantly higher FDs than Huang, IsoData, Li, Moments, Otsu, and Shanbhag. Most BnMs presented good or excellent correlation (ICC ≥ 0.76). CONCLUSIONS Binarization methods influence FD of the alveolar bone from digital periapical radiographs; thus, this technical aspect is relevant for comparison purposes and should be standardized. For comparison of published FD research, the Default method is recommended.
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- Nicolly Oliveira-Santos
- Department of Oral Diagnosis, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas, Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Department of Oral Surgery and Stomatology, Division of Oral Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dental Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
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- Department of Oral Diagnosis, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas, Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Stomatology, Public Oral Health and Forensic Dentistry, Division of Oral Radiology, School of Dentistry of Ribeirao Preto, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Oral Diagnosis, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas, Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Biosciences, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
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Alpaydin MT, Buyuk SK, Abay F, Korkmaz YN. Evaluation of mandibular osseous structure in patients with mandibular asymmetry: a fractal analysis study. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2023; 136:656-662. [PMID: 37516622 DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2023.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2022] [Revised: 06/02/2023] [Accepted: 06/17/2023] [Indexed: 07/31/2023]
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OBJECTIVE We evaluated the effect of mandibular asymmetry on the trabecular structure of the mandible as measured through fractal analysis (FA). STUDY DESIGN We divided a sample of 105 patients with skeletal class I occlusion, cervical vertebral maturation CS6, and skeletal vertical dimension ratios within normal limits into right asymmetric, left asymmetric, and symmetric groups. We performed FA on 6 bilateral regions of interest on panoramic radiographs of the patients and calculated the mean fractal dimension (FD) for each region. We performed the Wilcoxon signed-rank and paired t tests to compare the significance of differences in FD between sides within each group and between groups for all regions. Statistical significance was established at P < .05. RESULTS We found statistically significant differences in mean FD values between the right and left condyles of the 2 asymmetric patient groups. The FD was greater in the left condyle of patients with right asymmetry and in the right condyle of patients with left asymmetry. The right condyle had a significantly greater FD in left asymmetric patients than in right asymmetric patients. CONCLUSIONS The results of FA indicate that asymmetry is characterized by an increase in the mean FD of the condyle that is responsible for the asymmetry. Fractal analysis can be a valuable diagnostic technique in distinguishing trabecular differences in the condylar areas of asymmetric individuals.
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- Mehmed Taha Alpaydin
- Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Ordu University, Ordu, Turkiye.
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- Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Ordu University, Ordu, Turkiye
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- Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkiye
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Ertugrul BY, Veli İ. Evaluating the effects of orthodontic treatment with clear aligners and conventional brackets on mandibular condyle bone quality using fractal dimension analysis of panoramic radiographs. JOURNAL OF STOMATOLOGY, ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY 2022; 123:538-545. [PMID: 35688416 DOI: 10.1016/j.jormas.2022.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2022] [Revised: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 06/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Orthodontic treatment carried out with clear aligners has become a method that is preferred by patients. In this study, the effect following orthodontic treatment with clear aligners and with conventional brackets, on the mandibular condyle trabecular bone formation is aimed to be examined. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty two individuals (16 females and 16 males) with a mean age of 16.80 ± 3,10 years who received orthodontic treatment with clear aligners and conventional brackets were included in the study. Individuals included in the study from the archive data were divided into two groups according to treatment types. The mandibular condyle bone quality in the panoramic images taken from the patients before orthodontic treatment (T0) and after orthodontic treatment (T1) has been compared retrospectively. This examination is carried out via the fractal analysis method. RESULT The mandibular condyle bone density in individuals that have undergone orthodontic treatment with clear aligners, has been reduced following orthodontic treatment. In individuals that have undergone orthodontic treatment with conventional brackets however the mandibular condyle bone density has increased following treatment (T0) in comparison to before being treated (T1). The mandibular condyle bone density change according to different treatment groups has been found to be statistically different. CONCLUSION Orthodontic treatment with clear aligners provides several advantages to patients. However, besides determining the effectiveness of the treatment, complications must also be examined. Application of clear aligners in orthodontic treatment may cause a decrease in bone density in the mandibular condyle. When evaluating orthodontic treatments carried out with clear aligners, the change of the mandibular condyle head bone should be taken into consideration.
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- Izmir Katip Celebi University Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Orthodontics, Izmir, Turkey
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Arsan B. Cone beam computed tomography analysis of mandibular inferior cortical thickness and bone texture in cemento-osseous dysplasia. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2022; 134:110-118. [PMID: 35400627 DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2022.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2021] [Revised: 02/11/2022] [Accepted: 02/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study compared mandibular cortical thickness (CTh) and fractal dimension (FD) in patients with cemento-osseous dysplasia (COD) and controls, as measured with cone beam computed tomography. STUDY DESIGN In total, 28 female patients with COD and 28 age-matched controls were selected retrospectively. Inferior cross-sectional CTh was measured at the symphysis (sCTh), anterior (aCTh), mental foramen (mfCTh), molar (mCTh), and posterior (pCTh) regions. The alternate measurement of mean CTh of the volume including buccal, lingual, and inferior cortices between the mental foramina (alternate CTh) was measured in ImageJ. FD was calculated in cortical and trabecular bone. Data were analyzed for significance of differences in CTh and FD between patient groups and for correlation of inferior and alternate CTh measurements. RESULTS Inferior CTh values were lower overall in the patients with COD than in the controls (P = .01), specifically at sCTh, mCTh, and pCTh (P ≤ .042). Alternate CTh was also significantly lower in the COD group (P = .005). There was a significant correlation between inferior and alternate CTh measurements (r = 0.636, P < .001). No significant differences were observed in cortical or trabecular FD between groups (P ≥ .072). CONCLUSIONS Female patients with COD had significantly lower inferior and alternate CTh than healthy controls. Both groups had similar cortical and trabecular bone textures.
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- Belde Arsan
- Faculty of Dentistry, Dentomaxillofacial Radiology Department, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Malatong Y, Palee P, Sinthubua A, Na Lampang S, Mahakkanukrauh P. Estimating age from digital radiographic images of lumbar vertebrae in a Thai population using an image analysis technique. MEDICINE, SCIENCE, AND THE LAW 2022; 62:180-187. [PMID: 34821164 DOI: 10.1177/00258024211062027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Using the lumbar vertebra for age estimation is helpful in cases when skeletal remains are incomplete and typical skeletal age indicators are absent. This study aimed to apply an image analysis method in extracting black pixel variables for age estimation by using the radiographic images of lumbar vertebra in a Thai population. All lumbar vertebrae L1-L5 of 220 (110 males and 110 females) from Thai individuals of known sex and ages were studied. The variables of Total Percentage of black pixels (TP), Mean Percentage of black pixels (MP), and Ratio of black to white pixels (BW), were calculated to assess the relationship between black pixel variables and aging. Equations were formulated using linear regression analysis. The results of this study indicated three variables of the lumbar vertebrae had significantly positive correlations with age. The correlation between parameters with age in males ranged 0.211-0.419, while the range in females was 0.219-0.458. The appropriate linear regression equation with the total and mean percentages of black pixel variables shows Age = -1.348+0.871 (TP) +0.514 (MP) of L4 for males (SEE; 15.4 years), and Age = 5.338 +0.316 (TP) +0.952 (MP) of L1 for females (SEE; 13.8 years). Age estimation using an image analysis method is an alternative to investigating the trabecular structure. The black pixel variable is not the actual value of bone density. However, it is useful to study its relationship with aging.
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- Yanumart Malatong
- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, 26682Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- College of Arts, Media and Technology, 26682Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, 26682Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Oral Biology and Diagnostic Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, 26682Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, 26682Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
- Forensic Osteology Research Center (FORC), Faculty of Medicine, 26682Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
- Excellence in Osteology Research and Training Center (ORTC), 26682Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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Santolia DD, Dahiya DS, Sharma DS, Khan DMA, Mohammed DN, Priya DH, Gupta DSR, Bhargava DS, Gupta DSR. Fractal Dimension and Radiomorphometric analysis of Orthopantomographs in patients with tobacco and areca nut associated oral mucosal lesions: a pilot in- vivo study in a North Indian cohort. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2022; 134:627-638. [DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2022.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2022] [Revised: 06/02/2022] [Accepted: 06/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Pantoja LLQ, Lustosa M, Yamaguti PM, Rosa LS, Leite AF, Figueiredo PTS, Castro LC, Acevedo AC. Pamidronate Therapy Increases Trabecular Bone Complexity of Mandibular Condyles in Individuals with Osteogenesis Imperfecta. Calcif Tissue Int 2022; 110:303-312. [PMID: 34677656 DOI: 10.1007/s00223-021-00915-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Accepted: 09/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Patients with Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) present extra-skeletal manifestations, including important orodental and craniofacial features as dentinogenesis imperfecta, dental agenesis, failure of maxilla growth and hypotonia of masticatory muscles. These features may compromise vital functions speech and mastication. Studies have demonstrated that cyclic pamidronate infusion, the standard therapy for patients with moderate to severe OI, influences the histomorphometric pattern of different body bones. The present study aimed to investigate the condyle trabecular bone pattern in OI patients. We used fractal dimension (FD) analysis on dental panoramic radiographic images to characterize the mandibular condyle trabecular bone in adolescents diagnosed with OI and treated with pamidronate. Imaging exam of 33 adolescents of both sexes, aged between 12 and 17 years, were analyzed and compared with 99 age- and sex-matched healthy adolescents. FD in patients was significantly lower (1.23 ± 0.15) than in healthy controls (1.29 ± 0.11; p < 0.01). Type of OI, age at treatment onset, and the duration of therapy were variables that showed a statistically significant effect on the FD results. This study demonstrated that the bone architecture of mandibular condyles may be altered in pediatric patients with moderate and severe forms of OI. Also, pamidronate treatment seems to have a positive effect on condyle trabecular bone in these patients. This is supported by our finding that FD values were positively influenced by the length of cyclic pamidronate treatment at the time of imaging, as well as by the age of the individual at treatment onset.
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- Oral Care Center for Inherited Diseases, University of Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- Oral Care Center for Inherited Diseases, University of Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Oral Histopathology, Faculty of Healthy Science, University of Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- Oral Care Center for Inherited Diseases, University of Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil
- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Healthy Science, University of Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- Oral Care Center for Inherited Diseases, University of Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil
- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Healthy Science, University of Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- Pediatric Endocrinology Department, University Hospital of University of Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- Oral Care Center for Inherited Diseases, University of Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil.
- Laboratory of Oral Histopathology, Faculty of Healthy Science, University of Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil.
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PITOL GA, ALMEIDA RPD, COSER EV, ALBERGARIA BH, GRÃO-VELLOSO TR. Digital panoramic radiography as a tool for analyzing the quality of trabecular bone microarchitecture. REVISTA DE ODONTOLOGIA DA UNESP 2022. [DOI: 10.1590/1807-2577.05022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Abstract Introduction Osteoporosis is a metabolic disease characterized by reduced bone mineral density, often accompanied by loss of quality of trabecular bone microarchitecture. Objective To assess the quality or degradation of trabecular bone microarchitecture in digital panoramic radiography to better predict the risk of fragility fractures. Material and method The sample included 68 female patients, age-matched, and divided into three groups according to densitometric results. Trabecular Bone Score values were measured and digital panoramic radiographs were taken. Fractal analysis with box counting was conducted in the region of premolars and angle of the mandible, with regions of interest measuring 64×64 and 80×120 pixels. In the statistical analysis, Pearson’s correlation was applied between the Trabecular Bone Score and fractal analysis results obtained in each group, using age as a control variable and assigning individualized age ranges within groups. Result A moderate correlation was identified in the regions of interest of 64×64 and 80×120 pixels at the angle of the mandible in the osteoporosis group and in the normal group. A moderate correlation was also obtained using age as a control variable in the 64x64 pixel regions of interest in the premolar region. Considering age range, the within-group analysis presented a strong correlation in the osteoporosis group and moderate correlation in the osteopenia and normal groups. Conclusion Fractal analysis in digital panoramic radiographs was shown to be a promising predictive instrument of bone microarchitecture quality.
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Michels M, Morais-Faria K, Rivera C, Brandão TB, Santos-Silva AR, Oliveira ML. Structural complexity of the craniofacial trabecular bone in multiple myeloma assessed by fractal analysis. Imaging Sci Dent 2022; 52:33-41. [PMID: 35387107 PMCID: PMC8967490 DOI: 10.5624/isd.20210160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2021] [Revised: 08/30/2021] [Accepted: 09/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Purpose This study aimed to evaluate the structural complexity of craniofacial trabecular bone in multiple myeloma by fractal analysis of panoramic and lateral skull radiography, and to compare the fractal dimension values of healthy patients (HPs), pre-treatment patients (PTPs), and patients during bisphosphonate treatment (DTPs). Materials and Methods Pairs of digital panoramic and lateral skull radiographs of 84 PTPs and 72 DTPs were selected. After application of exclusion criteria, 43 panoramic and 84 lateral skull radiographs of PTPs, 56 panoramic and 72 lateral skull radiographs of DTPs, and 99 panoramic radiographs of age- and sex-matched HPs were selected. The fractal dimension values from panoramic radiographs were compared among HPs, PTPs, and DTPs and between anatomical locations within patient groups using analysis of variance with the Tukey test. Fractal dimension values from lateral skull radiographs were compared between PTPs and DTPs using the Student t-test. Pearson correlation coefficients were used to assess the relationship between the mandible from panoramic radiographs and the skull from lateral skull radiographs. Intra-examiner agreement was assessed using intraclass correlation coefficients (α=0.05). Results The fractal dimension values were not significantly different among HPs, PTPs, and DTPs on panoramic radiographs or between PTPs and DTPs on lateral skull radiographs (P>0.05). The mandibular body presented the highest fractal dimension values (P≤0.05). The fractal dimension values of the mandible and skull in PTPs and DTPs were not correlated. Conclusion Fractal analysis was not sensitive for distinguishing craniofacial trabecular bone complexity in multiple myeloma patients using panoramic and lateral skull radiography.
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- Mariane Michels
- Division of Oral Radiology, Department of Oral Diagnosis, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
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- Dental Oncology Service, São Paulo State Cancer Institute, São Paulo University Medical School, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Oral Medicine and Pathology Research Group, Department of Basic Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Talca, Talca, Maule, Chile
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- Dental Oncology Service, São Paulo State Cancer Institute, São Paulo University Medical School, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Division of Oral Medicine, Department of Oral Diagnosis, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
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- Division of Oral Radiology, Department of Oral Diagnosis, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
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Türkmenoğlu A, Yüksel HT, Karahan AY. Evaluation of mandibular condyle trabecular structure in patients with rheumatoid arthritis using fractal analysis. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2021; 133:229-237. [PMID: 34526250 DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2021.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2021] [Revised: 08/07/2021] [Accepted: 08/14/2021] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to compare the fractal dimension (FD) of trabecular structure of the mandibular condyles in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) to patients without RA. Correlations between condylar FD and bone mineral density T-scores in the femoral neck and lumbar spine were also examined. STUDY DESIGN The RA study group patients were divided into 3 categories (33 normal, 33 osteopenic, and 34 osteoporotic) according to T-scores. The control group without RA was sex- and age-matched with the study group. FD was calculated from panoramic radiographs and compared between the study and control groups. The relationships between FD values and femoral neck and L1-L4 lumbar spine T-scores were investigated for study and control groups. Significance was established at P < .05. RESULTS The mean FD values of the entire study group and of each category in the study group were significantly lower than those of the control group (P < .001). There were no significant differences in FD values among the 3 RA categories (P > .05). No significant correlations appeared between FD and femoral neck or lumbar spine T-scores (P ≥ .063). CONCLUSIONS Fractal analysis of the condyles on panoramic radiographs can distinguish RA from healthy condyles, even if the patients with RA have normal bone mineral density T-scores.
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- Ayşegül Türkmenoğlu
- Lecturer, Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Usak University, Uşak, Turkey.
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- Assistant Professor, Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Usak University, Uşak, Turkey
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- Associate Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Training and Research Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Usak University, Uşak, Turkey
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Akan B, Ünlü Kurşun B. Structural changes in the trabecular bone of the mandibular condyle of growing patients with sagittal jaw discrepancy treated with the twin-block appliance. Orthod Craniofac Res 2021; 25:142-149. [PMID: 34236758 DOI: 10.1111/ocr.12516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2021] [Accepted: 06/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to evaluate the structural changes in the trabecular bone of the mandibular condyles in patients treated with the Twin-block functional orthopaedic appliance that act by promoting condylar growth and to compare the fractal dimension (FD) of condylar trabecular bone structure prior to treatment (T0) and after orthopaedic functional treatment (T1). SETTING AND SAMPLE POPULATION This retrospective study included panoramic images of 112 individuals with a mean age of 11.04 ± 1.30 years in the study group (32 girls and 24 boys) and 11.6 ± .80 years in the control group (29 girls and 27 boys). MATERIALS AND METHODS The standardized region of interest was selected as the right and left condylar areas close to the articulation surfaces from the twin-block (TB) group, which included patients who completed functional orthopaedic treatment and the control group, which included untreated individuals. FD values in the condylar region were analysed from the panoramic radiographs of both groups using a box-counting method with ImageJ software (version 1.52a, US National Institutes of Health). RESULTS There was a significant decrease in the FD values of the right (-.038) and left (-.022) condylar region at T0 and T1 in the TB group. Between-group FD comparisons demonstrated that the TB group showed changes in the condylar region (right, P = .004; left, P = .022) compared to the control group. CONCLUSION Functional orthopaedic forces caused a decrease in the trabecular structure of the condylar area examined.
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- Burçin Akan
- Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Izmir Katip Celebi University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Izmir Katip Celebi University, Izmir, Turkey
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Franciotti R, Moharrami M, Quaranta A, Bizzoca ME, Piattelli A, Aprile G, Perrotti V. Use of fractal analysis in dental images for osteoporosis detection: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Osteoporos Int 2021; 32:1041-1052. [PMID: 33511446 PMCID: PMC8128830 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-021-05852-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2020] [Accepted: 01/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Fractal dimension (FD) calculated on oral radiographs has been proposed as a useful tool to screen for osteoporosis. This systematic review and meta-analysis firstly aimed at assessing the reliability of FD measures in distinguishing osteoporotic patients (OP) from healthy controls (HC), and secondly, to identify a standardized procedure of FD calculation in dental radiographs for the possible use as a surrogate measure of osteoporosis. A comprehensive search was conducted up to September 2020 using PubMed, Web of Science, and SCOPUS databases. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement was followed. Meta-analysis was performed on FD values calculated for HC and OP. Overall, 293 articles were identified. After a three steps screening, 19 studies were included in the qualitative appraisal and 12 were considered for meta-analysis. The methodological quality of the retrieved studies was generally low. Most of the studies included used White and Rudolph and box counting to process the images and to calculate FD, respectively. Overall, 51% of the studies found a meaningful difference between HC and OP groups. Meta-analyses showed that to date, FD measures on dental radiographs are not able to distinguish the OP from HC group significantly. From the current evidence, the use of FD for the identification of OP is not reliable, and no clear conclusion can be drawn due to the heterogeneity of studies. The present review revealed the need for further studies and provided the fundamentals to design them in order to find a standardized procedure for FD calculation (regions for FD assessment; images processing technique; methods for FD measurement). More effort should be made to identify osteoporosis using dental images which are cheap and routinely taken during periodic dental examinations.
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- R Franciotti
- Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, University "G. d'Annunzio" of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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- Independent Researcher, Private Practice, Tehran, Iran
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- Sydney Dental Hospital, Sydney, 2010, Australia
- Smile Specialists Suite, Newcastle, 2300, Australia
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Chieti-Pescara "Gabriele D'Annunzio", Via dei vestini, 31, 66100, Chieti, Italy
- Biomaterials Engineering, Catholic University of San Antonio de Murcia (UCAM), Murcia, Spain
- Fondazione Villaserena per la Ricerca, Città Sant'Angelo, Pescara, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Chieti-Pescara "Gabriele D'Annunzio", Via dei vestini, 31, 66100, Chieti, Italy.
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Trabecular and cortical mandibular bone investigation in familial adenomatous polyposis patients. Sci Rep 2021; 11:9143. [PMID: 33911117 PMCID: PMC8080795 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-88513-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Mandibular cortical and trabecular bone abnormalities in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) were evaluated using dental panoramic radiographs (DPR) radiomorphometric indices and fractal dimension (FD). Sixty DPRs from 15 FAP patients and 45 healthy controls were evaluated. FAP group was composed of 33.3% females and 66.6% males, agemean = 37.2 years (SD 15.79). The non-FAP group was paired by gender and sex. The parameters analyzed were: FD of the trabecular bone in four regions of interest (ROI), mandibular cortical index (MCI) and width (MCW). FD values were lower for the FAP group. Statistically significance differences were shown by ROI 2 and 3 anteriorly to the mental foramen bilaterally, p = 0.001, and p = 0.006. The ROI 1 and 4, at the mandibular angle trabeculae, indicated statistical significances on the right side (p = 0.036) and no differences on the left side (p = 0.091). There was no significant difference in MCI and MCW when the groups were compared, MCW (L) p = 0.247, and MCW (R) p = 0.070. Fractal values of FAP patients' mandibular trabecular bone were lower than healthy controls. The radiomorphometric indices MCI and MCW were not useful for analyzing the cortical bone pattern. Therefore, FD is a promising tool for detection of abnormal bone structure in DPRs and for supporting the appropriate referral of FAP patients.
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Zeng H, Zhao X, Wang L, Tang C, Li Z, Xie N, Wang F. Effects of Drynaria Total Flavonoid on the Microstructure of the Mandible in Ovariectomized Rats. Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e926171. [PMID: 33128539 PMCID: PMC7640376 DOI: 10.12659/msm.926171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of Drynaria total flavonoids (DTF) on mandible microarchitecture, serum estrogen (E2), osteoprotegerin (OPG), and receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand (RANKL) levels in an ovariectomy-induced osteoporosis rat model. Material/Methods Thirty female Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into 5 groups (n=6 per group): sham surgery, ovariectomy (OVX), and low-dose, middle-dose, and high-dose DTF. Mandibular osteoporosis was induced by ovariectomy; an equal amount of ovary-sized fat tissue was removed from the sham group. The DTF-treated groups were given DTF gavage at different doses for 12 weeks; the sham and OVX groups were given saline. After the treatment phase, the effects of DTF on the microarchitecture of the mandible were evaluated by measuring bone density, maximum load, morphometric parameters, and histopathological alterations. Serum E2, OPG, and RANKL levels were measured. Results The OVX group showed obvious osteoporosis in the mandible and decreased serum E2 levels and OPG/RANKL ratio. The low-dose group did not show significant improvement in mandibular microstructure. The middle-dose group showed significantly ameliorated osteoporosis. The high-dose group had further improvement in bone microstructures and increase of OPG/RANKL over the middle-dose group. Furthermore, ovariectomy significantly decreased serum E2, but DTF treatment failed to restore serum E2 levels. Conclusions Ovariectomy can cause significant bone loss in the rat mandible and a decrease in serum E2 and OPG/RANKL. DTF significantly improved the mandibular microstructure and restored OPG/RANKL balance, but it did not restore the decreased serum E2 concentration following ovariectomy.
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- Hui Zeng
- School of Stomatology, Xi'an Medical College, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China (mainland)
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- Department of Emergency, Affiliated Stomatology Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China (mainland)
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- School of Stomatology, Xi'an Medical College, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China (mainland)
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- School of Stomatology, Xi'an Medical College, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China (mainland)
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- School of Stomatology, Xi'an Medical College, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China (mainland)
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- School of Stomatology, Xi'an Medical College, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China (mainland)
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- School of Stomatology, Xi'an Medical College, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China (mainland)
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Arsan B, Yalcin-Ülker GM, Meral DG, Erdem TL. Is there any predictive bone parameter for implant stability in 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional radiologic images? Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2020; 131:371-379. [PMID: 32891573 DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2020.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2019] [Revised: 07/26/2020] [Accepted: 08/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This ex vivo study aimed to compare radiomorphometric parameters between 2-dimensional (2-D) and 3-dimensional (3-D) radiographs and evaluate the influence of preoperative radiologic bone parameters on the clinical outcomes of implant stability. STUDY DESIGN Implant recipient sites in fresh bovine blocks were evaluated on panoramic radiographs for gray value (GV), fractal dimension (FD), number of connected trabeculae (Co), and density of connected trabeculae (CoD). Cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) scans were evaluated for trabecular thickness (TbTh), cortical thickness (CTh), degree of anisotropy (DA), FD, and Co. Insertion torque (IT) and implant stability quotient (ISQ) were measured. RESULTS GV was significantly correlated with all parameters in 2-D and 3-D images except FD in 2-D and Co in 3-D, and with all surgical parameters (P ≤ .029). Co and CoD values on panoramic radiographs had significant correlation with TbTh, CTh, and DA values on CBCT images (P < .001). All 2-D parameters and TbTh and CTh in the CBCT data were significantly correlated with IT only (P ≤ .047). Only GV was correlated with ISQ measurements (P ≤ .029). CONCLUSIONS GV, Co, and CoD values on panoramic radiographs reflect the architecture of trabecular bone and the thickness of cortical bone, and might help predict implant stability in clinical situations.
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- Belde Arsan
- Assistant Professor, Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Istanbul Okan University, Istanbul, Turkey.
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- Assistant Professor, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Istanbul Okan University, Istanbul
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- Professor, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Istanbul Okan University, Istanbul
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- Professor, Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Beykent University, Istanbul
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Alzubaidi MA, Otoom M. A comprehensive study on feature types for osteoporosis classification in dental panoramic radiographs. COMPUTER METHODS AND PROGRAMS IN BIOMEDICINE 2020; 188:105301. [PMID: 31911333 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2019.105301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2019] [Revised: 12/16/2019] [Accepted: 12/24/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Osteoporosis is a disease characterized by a decrease in bone density. It is often associated with fractures and severe pain. Previous studies have shown a high correlation between the density of the bone in the hip and in the mandibular bone in the jaw. This suggests that dental radiographs might be useful for detecting osteoporosis. Use of dental radiographs for this purpose would simplify early detection of osteoporosis. However, dental radiographs are not normally examined by radiologists. This paper explores the use of 13 different feature extractors for detection of reduced bone density in dental radiographs. METHODS The computed feature vectors are then processed with a Self-Organizing Map and Learning Vector Quantization as well as Support Vector Machines to produce a set of 26 predictive models. RESULTS The results show that the models based on Self-Organizing Map and Learning Vector Quantization using Gabor Filter, Edge Orientation Histogram, Haar Wavelet, and Steerable Filter feature extractors outperform the rest of the 22 models in detecting osteoporosis. The proposed Gabor-based algorithm achieved an accuracy of 92.6%, a sensitivity of 97.1%, and a specificity of 86.4%. CONCLUSIONS The oriented edges and textures in the upper and lower jaw regions are useful for distinguishing normal patients from patients with osteoporosis.
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- Department of Computer Engineering, Yarmouk University, Irbid 21163, Jordan
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Palma LF, Tateno RY, Remondes CM, Marcucci M, Cortes ARG. Impact of radiotherapy on mandibular bone: A retrospective study of digital panoramic radiographs. Imaging Sci Dent 2020; 50:31-36. [PMID: 32206618 PMCID: PMC7078405 DOI: 10.5624/isd.2020.50.1.31] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2019] [Revised: 12/31/2019] [Accepted: 01/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of radiotherapy on mandibular bone tissue in head and neck cancer patients through an analysis of pixel intensity and fractal dimension values on digital panoramic radiographs. Materials and Methods Thirty patients with radiographic records from before and after 3-dimensional (3D) conformational radiotherapy were selected. A single examiner carried out digital analyses of pixel intensity values and fractal dimensions, with the areas of interest unilaterally located in the right angle medullary region of the mandible below the mandibular canal and posterior to the molar region. Results Statistically significant decreases were observed in the mean pixel intensity (P=0.0368) and fractal dimension (P=0.0495) values after radiotherapy. Conclusion The results suggest that 3D conformational radiotherapy for head and neck cancer negatively affected the trabecular microarchitecture and mandibular bone mass.
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- Luiz Felipe Palma
- Discipline of Descriptive and Topographic Anatomy, Department of Morphology and Genetics, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.,MSc Dentistry Program, Ibirapuera University, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Stomatology and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Center, Heliópolis Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Stomatology and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Center, Heliópolis Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil
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- MSc Dentistry Program, Ibirapuera University, São Paulo, Brazil.,Department of Dental Surgery, Faculty of Dental Surgery, University of Malta, Msida, Malta
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Kato CN, Barra SG, Tavares NP, Amaral TM, Brasileiro CB, Mesquita RA, Abreu LG. Use of fractal analysis in dental images: a systematic review. Dentomaxillofac Radiol 2019; 49:20180457. [PMID: 31429597 DOI: 10.1259/dmfr.20180457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES This study reviewed the use of fractal analysis (FA) in dental images. METHODS A search was performed using PubMed, MEDLINE, LILACS, Web of Science and SCOPUS databases. The inclusion criteria were human studies in the English language, with no date restriction. RESULTS 78 articles were found in which FA was applied to panoramic radiographs (34), periapical radiographs (21), bitewing radiographs (4), cephalometric radiograph (1), cone beam CT (15), micro-CT (3), sialography (2), and ultrasound (2). Low bone mineral density (21) and systemic or local diseases (22) around the bone of dental implants were the main subjects of the study of FA. Various sizes and sites of the regions of interest were used to evaluate the bone structure. Different ways were used to treat the image and to calculate FA. FA of 43 articles showed significant differences in the comparison of groups, mainly between healthy and sick patients. CONCLUSIONS FA in Dentistry has been widely applied to the study of images. Panoramic and periapical radiographs were those most frequently used. The Image J software and the box-counting method were extensively adopted in the studies reviewed herein. Further studies are encouraged to improve clarification of the parameters that directly influence FA.
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- Camila Nao Kato
- Department of Oral Pathology and Surgery, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Oral Pathology and Surgery, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Oral Pathology and Surgery, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Oral Pathology and Surgery, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Oral Pathology and Surgery, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Oral Pathology and Surgery, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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Coşgunarslan A, Canger EM, Soydan Çabuk D, Kış HC. The evaluation of the mandibular bone structure changes related to lactation with fractal analysis. Oral Radiol 2019; 36:238-247. [DOI: 10.1007/s11282-019-00400-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2019] [Accepted: 07/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Oliveira-Santos N, Michels M, Freitas DQ, Haiter-Neto F, Oliveira ML. Influence of phosphor plate-based radiographic image specifications on fractal analysis of alveolar bone. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2019; 128:418-423. [PMID: 31324583 DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2019.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2019] [Revised: 05/20/2019] [Accepted: 06/23/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of spatial resolution, bit depth, and enhancement filters on the fractal dimension (FD) of photostimulable phosphor (PSP) plate-based intraoral radiographic images of alveolar bone. STUDY DESIGN Periapical radiographs were obtained using PSP plates, which were scanned at 2 spatial resolutions: 1270 dpi and 2000 dpi. All images were subjected to 3 enhancement filters-Perio, Endo, and Fine-and exported in 8 and 16 bits. A region-of-interest was selected on alveolar bone and the FD value was calculated. The multiway analysis of variance test followed by the post hoc Tukey test compared the FD values between the different groups (α = 0.05). RESULTS No significant difference was observed in FD values between the 8- and 16-bit images. Except for the Perio filter, FD values were significantly higher for images at 1270 dpi. FD values were significantly higher for the Perio filter, followed by the Endo filter, and the Fine filter. The FD values of the Fine filter did not differ significantly from the original image. CONCLUSIONS Fractal analysis of alveolar bone obtained from PSP plate-based intraoral radiographic images is influenced by spatial resolution and some digital enhancement filters; therefore, for FD comparison purposes, images should have the same specifications.
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- Nicolly Oliveira-Santos
- Department of Oral Diagnosis, Division of Oral Radiology, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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- Department of Oral Diagnosis, Division of Oral Radiology, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Oral Diagnosis, Division of Oral Radiology, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Oral Diagnosis, Division of Oral Radiology, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Oral Diagnosis, Division of Oral Radiology, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Khojastepour L, Hasani M, Ghasemi M, Mehdizadeh AR, Tajeripour F. Mandibular Trabecular Bone Analysis Using Local Binary Pattern for Osteoporosis Diagnosis. J Biomed Phys Eng 2019; 9:81-88. [PMID: 30881937 PMCID: PMC6409375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2017] [Accepted: 03/22/2017] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Osteoporosis is a systemic skeletal disease characterized by low bone mineral density (BMD) and micro-architectural deterioration of bone tissue, leading to bone fragility and increased fracture risk. Since Panoramic image is a feasible and relatively routine imaging technique in dentistry; it could provide an opportunistic chance for screening osteoporosis. In this regard, numerous panoramic derived indices have been developed and suggested for osteoporosis screening. Jaw trabecular pattern is one of the main bone strength factors and trabecular bone pattern assessment is important factor in bone quality analysis. Texture analysis applied to trabecular bone images offers an ability to exploit the information present on conventional radiographs. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between Jaw trabecular pattern in panoramic image and osteoporosis based on image texture analyzing using local binary pattern. MATERIAL AND METHODS An experiment is evaluated in this paper based on a real hand-captured database of panoramic radiograph images from osteoporosis and non-osteoporosis person in Namazi Hospital, Shiraz, Iran .An approach is proposed for osteoporosis diagnosis consisting of two steps. First, modified version of local binary patterns is used to extract discriminative features from jaw panoramic radiograph images. Then, classification is done using different classifiers. RESULTS Comparative results show that the proposed approach provides classification accuracy about 99.6%, which is higher than many state-of-the-art methods. CONCLUSION High classification accuracy, low computational complexity, multi-resolution and rotation invariant are among advantages of our proposed approach.
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- L Khojastepour
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
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- Department of Computer Engineering, Science and IT, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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S R, R M. An Automatic Bone Disorder Classification Using Hybrid Texture Feature Extraction with Bone Mineral Density. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2018; 19:3517-3523. [PMID: 30583678 PMCID: PMC6428536 DOI: 10.31557/apjcp.2018.19.12.3517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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A novel approach has been proposed to classify bone disorders for classifying the radiographic bone image as normal, Osteopenia and Osteoporosis. The proposed system consists of three major stages to predict the accurate bone disorder classification. In the first stage, image preprocessing is performed where bilateral filtering is applied to remove noise and to enhance the image quality. Then, the image is fed to Otsu based segmentation approach for segmenting the abnormal area of the bone image. In the second stage, Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT) is used to the segmented image. Once the image gets segmented then, the Gray-Level Co-occurrence Matrix (GLCM) method is applied to extract the features in terms of statistical texture-based. Further the image which is applied to Principle Component Analysis (PCA) to reduce size of the feature vector. Besides, Bone Mineral Density (BMD) feature namely calcium volume is estimated from abnormal region in the segmented bone image and it is concatenated with the extracted texture features to obtain the final feature vectors. In the final stage, the Multi-class Support Vector Machine (MSVM) takes feature vectors as a inputto classify bone disorders. The simulation result demonstrates that the proposed system achieved the accuracy of 95.1% and sensitivity of 96.15%.
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- Ramkumar S
- Department of EIE, Annamalai University, India.
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Pachêco‐Pereira C, Almeida FT, Chavda S, Major PW, Leite A, Guerra EN. Dental imaging of trabecular bone structure for systemic disorder screening: A systematic review. Oral Dis 2018; 25:1009-1026. [DOI: 10.1111/odi.12950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2018] [Revised: 07/25/2018] [Accepted: 07/30/2018] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- Camila Pachêco‐Pereira
- School of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine and DentistryUniversity of Alberta Edmonton Alberta Canada
- Health Sciences Faculty University of Brasília Brasília Brazil
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- School of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine and DentistryUniversity of Alberta Edmonton Alberta Canada
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- School of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine and DentistryUniversity of Alberta Edmonton Alberta Canada
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- School of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine and DentistryUniversity of Alberta Edmonton Alberta Canada
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- Health Sciences Faculty University of Brasília Brasília Brazil
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Göller Bulut D, Bayrak S, Uyeturk U, Ankarali H. Mandibular indexes and fractal properties on the panoramic radiographs of the patients using aromatase inhibitors. Br J Radiol 2018; 91:20180442. [PMID: 29987984 DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20180442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE: This study was conducted to evaluate fractal dimension (FD), mandibular cortical width (MCW), panoramic mandibular index (PMI), and mandibular cortical index (MCI) on panoramic radiographs to determine the mandibular cortical and trabecular bone changes in females with breast cancer undergoing aromatase inhibitors (AIs) treatment. METHODS: In this retrospective study, FD analysis, PMI, MCI, and MCW were assessed over panoramic radiographs of 34 females under AI therapy as a patient group and 34 healthy age-gender matched individuals as a control group. RESULTS: Mean FD values and MCW were slightly but not significantly lower in the patient group (1.47 ± 0.06 and 4.1 ± 1.2 respectively). FDs measured onthe supracortical area above the angulus mandibula (FD2) and anterior to the mental foramen (FD4) were significantly lower in patients (p = 0.037 and p = 0.046 respectively). Among the measured regions in patients, FD2 was significantly lower (p = 0.001). PMI was also significantly lower in patients (p = 0.001) and MCI were similar in both groups (p = 0.604). CONCLUSION: AI use affects bone quality and evaluating FD, PMI, and MCW in panoramic radiography can be used to determine the effect of this drug on the jaw bones in the early period. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE: Aromatase inhibitors are the most commonly used drugs in breast cancer patients. This drug is thought to have osteoporotic effects on the jawbone. This study is the first study to evaluate osteoporotic changes with measurements made on panoramic radiographs and the results of the study are significant. We think this study will shed light on the studies that will investigate the effects of the drug on the jaw bones.
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- Duygu Göller Bulut
- 1 Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Faculty of Dentistry , Bolu , Turkey
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- 1 Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Faculty of Dentistry , Bolu , Turkey
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- 2 Department of Medical Oncology, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Faculty of Medicine , Bolu , Turkey
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- 3 Biostatistics and Medical Informatics Department, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Faculty of Medicine , Istanbul , Turkey
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Chen Q, Bao N, Yao Q, Li ZY. Fractal dimension: A complementary diagnostic indicator of osteoporosis to bone mineral density. Med Hypotheses 2018; 116:136-138. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2018.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2018] [Revised: 04/23/2018] [Accepted: 05/12/2018] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Chen CH, Wang L, Serdar Tulu U, Arioka M, Moghim MM, Salmon B, Chen CT, Hoffmann W, Gilgenbach J, Brunski JB, Helms JA. An osteopenic/osteoporotic phenotype delays alveolar bone repair. Bone 2018; 112:212-219. [PMID: 29704698 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2018.04.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2018] [Revised: 04/10/2018] [Accepted: 04/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Aging is associated with a function decline in tissue homeostasis and tissue repair. Aging is also associated with an increased incidence in osteopenia and osteoporosis, but whether these low bone mass diseases are a risk factor for delayed bone healing still remains controversial. Addressing this question is of direct clinical relevance for dental patients, since most implants are performed in older patients who are at risk of developing low bone mass conditions. The objective of this study was to assess how an osteopenic/osteoporotic phenotype affected the rate of new alveolar bone formation. Using an ovariectomized (OVX) rat model, the rates of tooth extraction socket and osteotomy healing were compared with age-matched controls. Imaging, along with molecular, cellular, and histologic analyses, demonstrated that OVX produced an overt osteoporotic phenotype in long bones, but only a subtle phenotype in alveolar bone. Nonetheless, the OVX group demonstrated significantly slower alveolar bone healing in both the extraction socket, and in the osteotomy produced in a healed extraction site. Most notably, osteotomy site preparation created a dramatically wider zone of dying and dead osteocytes in the OVX group, which was coupled with more extensive bone remodeling and a delay in the differentiation of osteoblasts. Collectively, these analyses demonstrate that the emergence of an osteoporotic phenotype delays new alveolar bone formation.
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- Chih-Hao Chen
- Craniofacial Research Center, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University School of Medicine, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan; Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; University College London Medical School, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Paris Descartes University - Sorbonne Paris Cité, EA 2496 - Orofacial Pathologies, Imaging and Biotherapies Lab and Dental Medicine Department, Bretonneau Hospital, HUPNVS, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- Craniofacial Research Center, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University School of Medicine, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan; Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Keelung, Keelung 20401, Taiwan
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- Nobel Biocare Services AG P.O. Box, CH-8058 Zürich-Flughafen, Switzerland
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- Nobel Biocare Services AG P.O. Box, CH-8058 Zürich-Flughafen, Switzerland
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
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Kurşun-Çakmak EŞ, Bayrak S. Comparison of fractal dimension analysis and panoramic-based radiomorphometric indices in the assessment of mandibular bone changes in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2018; 126:184-191. [PMID: 29805101 DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2018.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2017] [Revised: 04/16/2018] [Accepted: 04/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This study compared the fractal dimension (FD) and radiomorphometric indices in the assessment of mandibular bone of patients with type 1 (T1 DM) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2 DM). STUDY DESIGN Panoramic radiographs of 104 patients were evaluated to calculate FD, mandibular cortical width (MCW), panoramic mandibular index (PMI), and mandibular cortical index (MCI) in the mandible. RESULTS No statistically significant differences were found in FD when T1 DM and T2 DM groups were compared with controls (P ≥ .168). Patients with T1 DM had significantly lower MCW (P < .001) and PMI (P = .030) compared with controls. Patients with T2 DM had no significant differences in MCW (P = .228) or PMI (P = .137) compared with controls. No significant differences were observed between patients with T1 DM and those with T2 DM for FD, MCW, and PMI (P > .05). In the T1 DM and T2 DM groups, there was a significant correlation between MCW and FD (P ≤ .011). No correlation was observed between FD and PMI in either the T1 DM group or the T2 DM group (P ≥ .142). No significant differences in MCI were observed between the DM groups and controls (P = .740) or between the T1 DM and T2 DM groups (P = 1.000). CONCLUSIONS The cortical and trabecular bone architectures of patients with T1 DM and T2 DM were not different. Patients with T1 DM had lower cortical measurements compared with controls.
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- Abant İzzet Baysal University, Dentistry Faculty, Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Bolu, Turkey.
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Trabecular structural changes in the mandibular condyle caused by degenerative osteoarthritis: a comparative study by cone-beam computed tomography imaging. Oral Radiol 2018; 35:51-58. [DOI: 10.1007/s11282-018-0324-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2017] [Accepted: 01/27/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Kavitha MS, Park SY, Heo MS, Chien SI. Distributional Variations in the Quantitative Cortical and Trabecular Bone Radiographic Measurements of Mandible, between Male and Female Populations of Korea, and its Utilization. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0167992. [PMID: 28002443 PMCID: PMC5176279 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0167992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2016] [Accepted: 11/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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It is important to investigate the irregularities in aging-associated changes in bone, between men and women for bone strength and osteoporosis. The purpose of this study was to characterize the changes and associations of mandibular cortical and trabecular bone measures of men and women based on age and to the evaluation of cortical shape categories, in a large Korean population. Panoramic radiographs of 1047 subjects (603 women and 444 men) aged between 15 to 90 years were used. Mandibular cortical width (MCW), mandibular cortical index (MCI), and fractal dimensions (FD) of the molar, premolar, and anterior regions of the mandibular trabecular bone were measured. Study subjects were grouped into six 10-years age groups. A local linear regression smoothing with bootstrap resampling for robust fitting of data was used to estimate the relationship between radiographic mandibular variables and age groups as well as genders. The mean age of women (49.56 ± 19.5 years) was significantly higher than that of men (45.57 ± 19.6 years). The MCW of men and women (3.17mm and 2.91mm, respectively, p < 0.0001) was strongly associated with age and MCI. Indeed, trabecular measures also correlated with age in men (r > −0.140, p = 0.003), though not as strongly as in women (r > −0.210, p < 0.0001). In men aged over 55 years, only MCW was significantly associated (r = −0.412, p < 0.0001). Furthermore, by comparison of mandibular variables from different age groups and MCI categories, the results suggest that MCW was detected to be strongly associated in both men and women for the detection of bone strength and osteoporosis. The FD measures revealed relatively higher association with age among women than men, but not as strong as MCW.
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- Muthu Subash Kavitha
- Department of Computer Vision and Image Processing, School of Electronics Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea
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- Department of Computer and Robot Vision, School of Computer Science and Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, Seoul National niversity, Seoul, South Korea
- * E-mail: (MSH); (SIC)
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- Department of Computer Vision and Image Processing, School of Electronics Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea
- * E-mail: (MSH); (SIC)
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de Molon RS, de Paula WN, Spin-Neto R, Verzola MHA, Tosoni GM, Lia RCC, Scaf G, Marcantonio E. Correlation of fractal dimension with histomorphometry in maxillary sinus lifting using autogenous bone graft. Braz Dent J 2016; 26:11-8. [PMID: 25672378 DOI: 10.1590/0103-6440201300290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2014] [Accepted: 12/11/2014] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to determine the pattern of bone remodeling after maxillary sinus lifting in humans by means of fractal dimension (FD) and histomorphometric analysis. Therefore, the correlation between FD and the histomorphometric findings was evaluated. Sixteen patients with posterior edentulous maxilla were enrolled in this study. Maxillary sinus lifting was performed using autogenous bone grafted from the mandibular retromolar area. Three direct digital panoramic radiographs were obtained: before surgery (Group 1), immediately postoperatively (Group 2) and after 6 months of healing (Group 3) for FD analysis. Biopsies were taken after 6 months, processed and submitted to histological and histomorphometric analysis. Data were analyzed by Shapiro-Wilk test and ANOVA test followed by a Tukey test (a = 0.05). The bone volume fraction of newly trabecular bone (TB) and medullary area (MA) was measured as 62.75% ± 17.16% and 37.25 ± 17.16%, respectively. Significant difference in FD analysis was measured between Group 1 and Group 3. No significant difference was found in the correlation between FD and histomorphometric analysis for TB and MA (p = 0.84). In conclusion, all performed analyses were effective in assessing the bone-remodeling pattern in the maxillary sinus, offering complementary information about healing and predictable outcomes. There were no correlations between FD and histomorphometric analysis.
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- Rafael Scaf de Molon
- Department of Diagnosis and Surgery, Araraquara Dental School, UNESP - Univ Estadual Paulista, Araraquara, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Diagnosis and Surgery, Araraquara Dental School, UNESP - Univ Estadual Paulista, Araraquara, SP, Brazil
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- Oral Radiology, Department of Dentistry, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Diagnosis and Surgery, Araraquara Dental School, UNESP - Univ Estadual Paulista, Araraquara, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Diagnosis and Surgery, Araraquara Dental School, UNESP - Univ Estadual Paulista, Araraquara, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Diagnosis and Surgery, Araraquara Dental School, UNESP - Univ Estadual Paulista, Araraquara, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Diagnosis and Surgery, Araraquara Dental School, UNESP - Univ Estadual Paulista, Araraquara, SP, Brazil
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Arsan B, Köse TE, Çene E, Özcan İ. Assessment of the trabecular structure of mandibular condyles in patients with temporomandibular disorders using fractal analysis. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2016; 123:382-391. [PMID: 28110941 DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2016.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2016] [Revised: 10/06/2016] [Accepted: 11/12/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate changes in the trabecular structure of the mandibular condyle in patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) using fractal analysis. STUDY DESIGN A total of 100 patients ages 18 to 73 years were clinically assessed using the Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders. The control group was age- and sex-matched with the patient group. Panoramic radiographs were obtained using a Kodak 8000 digital device with 73 kVp and 5 mA fixed parameters. The degree of degeneration in the mandibular condyles was calculated. Regions of interest (84 × 84 pixels) were selected within the cortical boundary of the mandibular condyle, and the fractal dimension (FD) was calculated using ImageJ version 1.48. RESULTS Radiographic degenerative changes were more frequently present and more severe in the patient group (P < .001). The mean value of FD was 1.22 ± 0.06 in the patient group and 1.25 ± 0.06 in the control group (P = .001). A significant decrease in FD was observed (P = .001) in the left temporomandibular joints of the patient group, whereas a nonsignificant decrease in FD was observed in the right temporomandibular joints (P = .073) as degenerative changes increased. CONCLUSIONS Lower FD values were associated with more severe degenerative changes in the patient group. The trabecular structure of condyles in patients with TMD exhibited decreased complexity when erosive and sclerotic changes were evident. As a result, fractal analysis enhanced the use of panoramic radiography in detecting degenerative changes in patients with TMD.
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- Belde Arsan
- Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Okan University, Istanbul, Turkey.
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- Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Statistics, Yıldız Technical University, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Kayipmaz S, Akçay S, Sezgin ÖS. Osteoporotic mandibular changes caused by type 2 diabetes mellitus: a comparative study by cone beam computed tomography imaging. Oral Radiol 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s11282-016-0252-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Apolinário AC, Sindeaux R, de Souza Figueiredo PT, Guimarães ATB, Acevedo AC, Castro LC, de Paula AP, de Paula LM, de Melo NS, Leite AF. Dental panoramic indices and fractal dimension measurements in osteogenesis imperfecta children under pamidronate treatment. Dentomaxillofac Radiol 2016; 45:20150400. [PMID: 26954289 DOI: 10.1259/dmfr.20150400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To verify radiomorphometric indices and fractal dimension (FD) in dental panoramic radiographs (DPRs) of children with different types of osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) and also to verify the effect of pamidronate (PAM) treatment in such panoramic analyses. METHODS In this retrospective study, 197 DPRs of 62 children with OI Types I, III and IV who were in treatment with a comparable dosage of intravenous PAM were selected. The mandibular cortical width (MCW), mandibular cortical index, visual estimation of the cortical width and FD of three standardized trabecular and cortical mandibular regions of interest were obtained from the radiographs. Factorial analysis of variance and Fisher test were used to compare FD and MCW measurements in children with different types of OI for different PAM cycles. RESULTS Children with all types of OI have thinner and more porous mandibular cortices at the beginning of treatment. There were significant differences between MCW and FD of the cortical bone, regarding different types of OI and number of PAM cycles (p = 0.037 and p = 0.044, respectively). FD measurements of the trabecular bone were not statistically different among OI types nor were PAM cycles (p > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Children with OI presented cortical bone alterations after PAM treatment. Both MCW and the FD of the cortical bone were higher in children with OI after PAM treatment. It is argued that cortical bone should be considered for analyzing patients with OI, as well as to monitor the progress of PAM treatment.
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- Ana C Apolinário
- 1 Department of Dentistry, University of Brasília, Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Asa Norte, Brazil
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- 1 Department of Dentistry, University of Brasília, Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Asa Norte, Brazil
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- 2 Department of Rheumatology, Oral Radiology, Department of Dentistry, Faculty of Health Science, University of Brasília, Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Brazil
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- 3 Biological Sciences Department, State University of West Paraná, Rua Universitária, Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil
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- 4 Oral Care Center for Inherited Diseases, Department of Dentistry, Faculty of Health Science, University of Brasília, Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Brazil
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- 5 Division of Endocrinology, University of Brasília's Hospital, Brasília, Brazil
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- 6 Hospital de Base of Federal District, Brasília, Brazil
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- 4 Oral Care Center for Inherited Diseases, Department of Dentistry, Faculty of Health Science, University of Brasília, Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Brazil
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- 7 Oral Pathology, Department of Dentistry, Faculty of Health Science, University of Brasília, Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro Asa Norte, Brazil
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- 2 Department of Rheumatology, Oral Radiology, Department of Dentistry, Faculty of Health Science, University of Brasília, Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Brazil
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Camargo AJ, Côrtes ARG, Aoki EM, Baladi MG, Arita ES, Watanabe PCA. Analysis of Bone Quality on Panoramic Radiograph in Osteoporosis Research by Fractal Dimension. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.4236/am.2016.74035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Oliveira ML, Tosoni GM, Lindsey DH, Mendoza K, Tetradis S, Mallya SM. Assessment of CT numbers in limited and medium field-of-view scans taken using Accuitomo 170 and Veraviewepocs 3De cone-beam computed tomography scanners. Imaging Sci Dent 2014; 44:279-85. [PMID: 25473635 PMCID: PMC4245469 DOI: 10.5624/isd.2014.44.4.279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2014] [Revised: 08/30/2014] [Accepted: 09/13/2014] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Purpose To assess the influence of anatomic location on the relationship between computed tomography (CT) number and X-ray attenuation in limited and medium field-of-view (FOV) scans. Materials and Methods Tubes containing solutions with different concentrations of K2HPO4 were placed in the tooth sockets of a human head phantom. Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) scans were acquired, and CT numbers of the K2HPO4 solutions were measured. The relationship between CT number and K2HPO4 concentration was examined by linear regression analyses. Then, the variation in CT number according to anatomic location was examined. Results The relationship between K2HPO4 concentration and CT number was strongly linear. The slopes of the linear regressions for the limited FOVs were almost 2-fold lower than those for the medium FOVs. The absolute CT number differed between imaging protocols and anatomic locations. Conclusion There is a strong linear relationship between X-ray attenuation and CT number. The specific imaging protocol and anatomic location of the object strongly influence this relationship.
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- Matheus L Oliveira
- Department of Oral Diagnosis, Piracicaba Dental School, State University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Oral Diagnosis and Surgery, Araraquara Dental School, São Paulo State University, Araraquara, SP, Brazil
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- Section of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Section of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Section of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Section of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Leite AF, de Souza Figueiredo PT, Caracas H, Sindeaux R, Guimarães ATB, Lazarte L, de Paula AP, de Melo NS. Systematic review with hierarchical clustering analysis for the fractal dimension in assessment of skeletal bone mineral density using dental radiographs. Oral Radiol 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s11282-014-0188-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Sindeaux R, Figueiredo PTDS, de Melo NS, Guimarães ATB, Lazarte L, Pereira FB, de Paula AP, Leite AF. Fractal dimension and mandibular cortical width in normal and osteoporotic men and women. Maturitas 2013; 77:142-8. [PMID: 24289895 DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2013.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2013] [Revised: 09/20/2013] [Accepted: 10/16/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To verify whether fractal dimensions (FD) on the mandibular trabecular and cortical bone and mandibular cortical width (MCW) differ between patients with normal bone mineral density (BMD) and osteoporosis. STUDY DESIGN In this retrospective study, 133 dental panoramic radiographs from men aged >60 years and postmenopausal women with a bone densitometry report of the lumbar spine and hip classified as either normal or osteoporotic were selected. Fractal dimensions of five standardized trabecular and cortical mandibular regions of interest and mandibular cortical width were measured on the panoramic radiographs by an experienced oral radiologist, blinded to the densitometric diagnosis. The following statistical analyses were performed: ANOVA and a forward logistic stepwise regression to verify associations between dental panoramic measurements and the densitometric diagnosis. P values less than .05 indicated statistical significance. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Fractal dimension and mandibular cortical width. RESULTS Differences were found in the FD values on mandibular cortical bone and MCW between patients with normal BMD and with osteoporosis, but not in the FD values of trabecular bone. The odds of having lower mean values of MCW and FD on cortical bone were 2.16, 3125 and 1005 times in osteoporotic patients, respectively, compared with patients with normal BMD. CONCLUSION The values of FD analysis on mandibular cortical bone and MCW were lower in women with osteoporosis. A well-adjusted logistic regression model showed that cortical bone measurements might be considered as auxiliary tools to referring patients for DXA exam.
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- Oral Pathology, Department of Dentistry, Faculty of Health Science, University of Brasília, Brazil
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- Oral Radiology, Department of Dentistry, Faculty of Health Science, University of Brasília, Brazil.
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