Effect of total edentulism on the internal bone structure of mandibular condyle: a preliminary study
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Effect of total edentulism on the internal bone structure of mandibular condyle: a preliminary study Aykağan Coşgunarslan1 · Damla Soydan Çabuk1 · Emin Murat Canger1 Received: 14 January 2020 / Accepted: 5 May 2020 © Japanese Society for Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology and Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020
Abstract Objective The aim of this study was to assess the internal structure of the mandibular condyles in patients with total edentulism by applying fractal analysis on cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) images and compare with dentate subjects. Methods A total of 136 mandibular condyles were assessed. All CBCT images were prepared with 0.25-mm slice thickness and maximum magnification. A 64 × 64 pixel region of interest (ROI) within the trabecular bone in the center of the condyle was selected. Fractal analysis was performed using White and Rudolph’s box-counting method. Results Control and study groups were age and gender-matched. The mean fractal dimension (FD) value of the study group was significantly lower compared to the control group (p
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