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

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

Detailed Description: 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

Recruitment & Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria

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

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
panoramic mandibular index	2018-2020	ratio between the thickness of the mandible at the mental foramen area and the distance measured from the inferior border of the mental foramen to the inferior border of the mandible. The value of 0.3 will be considered as normal value while the lower value indicate abnormal inferior border thickness

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method

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