Evaluation of Hounsfield Unit Value and Radiomorpometric Indexs in Panoramic Radiographs of Patients with Bruxism

Authors : Sedef KOTANLI, Yasemin YAVUZ, Nurbanu ULUİSİK, Mehmet Emin DOĞAN

Pages : 397-402

Doi:10.35440/hutfd.1320900

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Publication Date : 2023-08-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Background: The aim of this retrospective study is to evaluate the effects of bruxism on the mandibular bone using radiomorphometric indices and Hounsfield unit insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(HU); value on digital panoramic radiography insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(DPR);. Materials and Methods: Panoramic radiographs of 120 patients, 60 with bruxer and 60 without insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(control);, were analyzed. Mental index insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(MI);, panoramic mandibular index insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(PMI);, antegonial index insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(AI);, gonial index insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(GI);, antegonial notch depth insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(AND); and mandibular cortical index insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(MCI); were measured bilaterally in DPR. Gray values of the cancellous bone and cortical bone at predetermined landmarks in the mandible were measured using the HU value on the DPR. Results: MI was found to be higher and statistically significant in bruxers compared to the control group insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.05);. There was no statistically significant difference between the bruxism group and the control group in terms of AI, GI and MCI insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p>0.05);. While there was a significant difference in HU value in the cancellous bone in the bruxism group and the control group insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.05);, there was no statistically significant difference in HU values between the two groups in the cortical bone insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p>0.05);. Conclusions: MI and AND measurements can be used in the diagnosis or follow-up of bruxism. There is no diffe-rence in mandibular cortical bone height in patients with and without bruxism according to AI, GI, and MCI. The mean PMI value measured on the left side differs between the groups. In bruxism patients, increased density in the mandibular cancellous bone, is greater and significantly different from the increase in cortical bone.
Keywords : panoramik radyografi, bruksizm, radyomorfometrik indeksler, hounsfield birimi