Periodontitis linked with reduced alveolar bone thickness and density

Results:

• The alveolar bone density significantly differed between the healthy and periodontitis groups Similarly, the alveolar bone thickness of the healthy group was significantly higher than that of the periodontitis group
• Teeth in females demonstrated a significantly higher bone density compared with males in both healthy and compromised groups.
• However, males showed a significantly thicker bone of the teeth than females in relation to the healthy group.
• The alveolar bone density and thickness in both healthy and periodontitis groups significantly differed between the first and the second molars (P < .001).
• The alveolar bone thickness had a highly significant difference (P < .001) between the different degrees of bone loss.

Thus, Alveolar bone thickness and density were reduced at periodontally diseased teeth.

Reference:

Abeer A. Al-Sosowa, Mohammed N. Alhajj, Ehab A. Abdulghani, Essam Ahmed Al-Moraissi, He Zheng, Yunqing Pang, Jing Wang. Three-dimensional Analysis of Alveolar Bone With and Without Periodontitis, Volume 72, Issue 5, 2022, Pages 634-640, ISSN 0020-6539. International Dental Journal. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.identj.2022.03.003.

Keywords

Alveolar bone density, Alveolar bone thickness, CBCT, Mandibular molars, Periodontitis, Abeer A. Al-Sosowa, Mohammed N. Alhajj, Ehab A. Abdulghani, Essam Ahmed Al-Moraissi, He Zheng, Yunqing Pang, Jing Wang, Abeer A. Al-Sosowa, Mohammed N. Alhajj, Ehab A. Abdulghani, Essam Ahmed Al-Moraissi, He Zheng, Yunqing Pang, Jing Wang, International Dental Journal