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The aim of the present study was to investigate whether there is a relationship
between the thicknesses of the cortical bone of mandible human and the age and the
sex of patient. In this work the measure of the cortical bone thickness was obtained in
different computed tomography (CT) dental of medical images. Different human
mandibles were scanned using high resolution micro‐CT instrument in which many
axial slices were obtained, see figure 1. Pixel by pixel for each slice and using image
control system software, different layers were measured. A total of four medical
images were studied and observed. Two different groups were characterized. The first
one, with two female mandibles (F): an old and a young patient. The second group of
two males mandibles (M), with similar age. A comparison between the male and
female sex was also obtained. The cortical bone thickness of the mandible may be
affected by tooth extraction, age and sex patient. The use of this type of information is
useful for complementary diagnostic information and treatment planning.
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Keywords
Mandibles Maxillaries Cortical bone CT
Citation
Fonseca, E.M.M.; M.J. Lima; J.K. Noronha; M. Vaz. (2009). The thickness of the cortical bone in different maxillae using medical images. In I International Conference on Biodental Engineering, Book of Abstracts. Porto