RESEARCH ARTICLE


Evaluation of Radiomorphometric Indices in Panoramic Radiograph – A Screening Tool



Atul Anand Bajoria 1, *, Asha ML 2, Geetha Kamath 1, Medha Babshet 1, Preeti Patil 1, Piyush Sukhija 1
1 Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Sri Hasanamba Dental College and Hospital, Hassan, Karnataka India
2 Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Dr. Shyamala Reddy College of Dental Sciences, Bangalore, India


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Abstract

Background : Mandibular cortical indices, like the mandibular cortical index (MCI), panoramic mandibular index (PMI), mental index (MI), antegonial index (AI) and gonial index (GI) have been developed to assess and quantify the quality of mandibular bone mass. Aim and Objectives : The aim of this pilot study was to measure the radiomorphometric indices in a digital panoramic radiograph and find the inter-relationship of the indices with age and sex of the patients. Materials and Method : A total of 23 randomly selected patients were included in the study. Panoramic radiograph of each patient was taken and radiomorphometric indices were determined. Results : There was 69.57% agreement between MI and PMI which was significant. Similarly 78.26% agreement was seen between AI and MI which was significant. In contrast 30.43%, 52.17% and 56.52% agreement was observed while comparing GI with PMI, MI and AI respectively. Conclusion : MCI, PMI, AI and MI can be effectively measured on a panoramic radiograph, hence could be used as a screening tool for determining osteoporosis. All indices have a negative correlation with age and a significant difference between the younger and older age groups. All indices were significantly lower in females when compared to males of the same age group.

Keywords: Panoramic radiograph, pilot study, radiomorphometric indices.