Marginal bone height in adolescents participating in different preventive dental care programs

Abstract

A radiographic evaluation was made of the marginal bone height in youth, subject to different preventive dental care regimens. A test group consisted of 14-15-year-olds who for 4 years had received preventive dental care based on oral hygiene education, professional tooth cleaning and topical fluorides and/or mouth rinsings every 3rd week. A comparison group had been given solely fluoride mouth rinsings every 2nd week with no particular emphasis on oral hygiene measures. The radiographic evaluation showed average differences between the investigated groups of less than 0.3 mm in the distance from the cementoenamel junction to the alveolar bone crest. In the mandibular premolar-molar region of the comparison group, the marginal bone height differed significantly from the corresponding region in the test group. No such differences in the maxillary regions were noted. The clinical relevance of the results is discussed.

Comparison of Measurements of Alveolar Bone Levels by Clinical, Bitewing and Panoramic Radiography

“…The mean bitewing radiographic measurements on the mesial and distal sides of maxillary and mandibular premolars and molars in both males and females were comparable with the study of Teiwika et al 17 on the distal sites, further they have not measured for other side and also consistent with that of Reed and Polson 18 and also with that observed by Kallestal and Matteson 19 ( Table 1).…”

Radiographic quantification of alveolar bone level changes: Predictors of longitudinal bone loss

“…Since periodontal disease is a complex multifactorial disorder (16), it is likely that the inclusion of independent variables pertaining to plaque (6,(17)(18)(19)(20) and other predisposing factors (4,5) would have improved the fit of the model to some extent.…”

A computer‐assisted method for making linear radiographic measurements using stored regions of interest

“…Various methods have been devised for measuring alveolar bone crest changes using magnified images and calipers (Al-Kufaishi et al 1984, Teiwik et al, 1984, Albandar et ai, 1986. Papapanou et al 1988, digital plotting pads (Goodson et al 1984.…”

“…Methodological problems of Table 1. Range of measurement reliabilities reported from eighl radiographic studies of alveolar crest margin height Ref, Al-Kufaishi et al, (1984) Fr-edrikson el al, (1989) Goodson et al, (1984) Haustnann et al, (1989) Albatidar et al, (1986a) Papapanou et al, (1988) Teiwik et al, (1984 Wouterset al, (1988) Key: (SD) = standard deviation: M=manual measurement using ruler; DP = image projected onto digital plotter: DV = digitised video image mouse measurements.…”