- HRÜ Uluslararası Diş Hekimliği ve Oral Araştırmalar Dergisi
- Vol: 2 Issue: 2
- Anatomic variations and lesions in mandibular first molar region detected with cone beam computerize...
Anatomic variations and lesions in mandibular first molar region detected with cone beam computerized tomography
Authors : Faruk ÖZTEKİN, Tuba TALO YILDIRIM, Osman ATAŞ, Melek Didem TOZUM
Pages : 87-94
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Publication Date : 2022-08-25
Article Type : Research
Abstract :Background: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the submandibular fossa (SF) depth, periodontal bone loss (PBL), furcation defects (FD) and periapical (PA) status in mandibular first molar region with cone beam computerized tomography. Materials and Methods: The retrospective study consisted of CBCT images of 402 mandibular posterior regions from 201 patients. The CBCT scans were assessed to detect the prevalence of SF depth, PBL, FD and periapical status. X2-test was used to detect whether there were significant differences in the prevalence of PBL, PA status, FD, and SF by gender and by age, by occlusion. Pearson’s coefficient was applied to evaluate the correlation between variables. Result: 90 females, 111 males, mean age of 30.5213.08) were examined. There were significant associations between age and SF depth, PBL, FD, PA status at both right and left sides (p<0.05).There were statistically significant difference among the FD and PBL with regard to occlusal contact at right side (p<0.05). Also, age was correlated with SF depth, PBL, FD, PA and gender was correlated with PBL, FD. Conclusion: CBCT should be preferred after a detailed and careful clinical evaluation, especially in complex cases where invasive treatment approaches such as regenerative and dental implant surgery are considered as conventional 2D radiography is not sufficient.Keywords : Anatomy, radiology, CBCT, dental implants, furcation defect