Measurement of Mandibular Radio Morphometric Indices in Egyptian Population at Different Ages

Measurement of Mandibular Radio Morphometric Indices in Egyptian Population at Different Ages Using Cone Beam Computed Tomography: A Cross Sectional Study

this study aims to correlate mandibular indices and different ages in a sample of Egyptian population.

this study is an observational cross sectional study to correlate the mandibular radiomorphometric indices with age in sample of egyptian population using CBCT scans at faculty of dentistry cairo university

Inclusion Criteria:

• Egyptian individuals with different ages starting from 10 - 70 years.
• Females and males of the mentioned ages.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Individuals younger than 10 and older than 70 years old.
• Presence of a large pathological lesions in the mandible at the areas intended for measurements.
• Patients of severely resorbed mandibular bone.
• Patients with any bony deformity at the inferior border of the mandible.
• Patients with fracture at the areas to be examined.
• Patients with evident radiographic asymmetry.
• Patients with evident radiographic abnormality suggestive of systemic disease predisposing to osteoporosis.
• Patients with current postoperative surgical defect healing at the areas intended for measurements.
• Patients with mandibular reconstruction