Kalinowski P, Różyło-Kalinowska I
Independent Unit of Epidemiology, Medical University of Lublin, Poland.
Folia Morphol (Warsz). 2011 Aug;70(3):168-74.
Panoramic radiographs are frequently applied in dental radiodiagnostics and might serve as a tool for identification of a subject's bone mass. Only in a few publications can data on men, younger subjects and larger groups of patients be found. No such data are available for the Polish population; therefore, the aim of the study was to determine normal ranges of panoramic radiomorphometric parameters and examine the influence of gender and age on them. The material consisted of 877 digital panoramic radiographs taken in patients aged 20 to 95 years (mean 48.69 years), including 467 females and 410 males. Panoramic parameters such as mandibular height (H) and distance between inferior margin of mental foramen and inferior mandibular cortex (h), which are used for calculation of panoramic radiomorphometric indices, were estimated and the obtained results were subjected to statistical analysis. Gender influenced H and h, while it was found that H was age-dependent and h values were similar in all age groups. When age and gender were discussed simultaneously, the highest values of H were observed in the age group 30-39 years in both genders, followed by a gradual decrease with age. However, in females this decrease was more intense than in males. The elaborated norms of panoramic radiomorphometric parameters and indices in the Polish patients may serve as a source of comparison for radiological and clinical applications.
全景X线片在口腔放射诊断中经常应用，可能作为一种识别受检者骨量的工具。只有少数出版物中有关于男性、年轻受检者和更大患者群体的数据。波兰人群没有此类数据；因此，本研究的目的是确定全景放射形态测量参数的正常范围，并研究性别和年龄对这些参数的影响。研究材料包括877张20至95岁患者（平均48.69岁）的数字化全景X线片，其中女性467例，男性410例。对用于计算全景放射形态测量指数的全景参数如下颌高度（H）和颏孔下缘与下颌骨皮质下缘之间的距离（h）进行了评估，并对所得结果进行了统计分析。性别对H和h有影响，同时发现H与年龄有关，各年龄组的h值相似。当同时讨论年龄和性别时，30至39岁年龄组的男女H值最高，随后随年龄逐渐下降。然而，女性的下降比男性更明显。波兰患者详细的全景放射形态测量参数和指数规范可作为放射学和临床应用的比较来源。
