EVALUATION OF EDENTULOUS PATIENTS WITH PANORAMIC MANDIBULAR INDEX

Aim: son yıkamada kullanılan farklı kök kanal aim: evaluation of mandibular bone quality of healthy edentulous patients and edentulous patients with some disorders affecting skeletal metabolism with comparison according to panoramic mandibular index (pmi) values. material and method: 47 edentulous patients with panoramic radiographs were included in this study. medical histories of these patients were reviewed. 17 patients with systemic disorders affecting skeletal metabolism were regarded as study group while control group consisted of 30 patients that have no systemic diseases which might affect skeletal metabolism. measurements were performed in the right and left mental foramen regions on panoramic radiographs and statistical analysis was made after determination of inferior and superior pmi values. results: right and left inferior pmi and right and left superior pmi means were found as 0.34±0.08 and 0.28±0.07, respectively. inferior and superior pmi values were not statistically significant when age, sex and systemic disorders has taken into consider (p>0.05). conclusion: comparison of healthy edentulous patients and edentulous patients with some disorders affecting skeletal metabolism showed no statistically significant differences according to panoramic mandibular index.