Prevalence And Distribution Of Idiopathic Osteosclerosis On Patients Attending A Dental School

• Published in: Journal of Istanbul University Faculty of Dentistry Vol. 48; no. 2
• Main Authors: Toraman Alkurt,Meryem, Sadık,Elif, Peker,İlkay
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: İstanbul Üniversitesi Yayınları 01-02-2014
• Subjects: Diş Hekimliği; Tıp; İstanbul; Türkiye; Osteosclerosis; panoramic radiography; prevalence
• ISSN: 2149-2352; 2149-4592

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence and distribution of idiopathic osteosclerosis (IO) according to its location, patients’ age and gender in the patients attending a dental school.
Material and Methods: This study included digital panoramic images of 1065 (623 females, 58.5
%; 442 males, 41.5 %) consecutive patients. The images were assessed by 2 authors.
Results: A total of 55 lesions in 50 patients whose mean age was 36.1 (36.1±15.1) were detected.
The prevalence of IO was found to be 4.7 %. The most frequent number of lesion (36 %) was observed
in 20-29 age groups. The number of lesions was higher in females (2.9 %) than males (1.8 %). There
was no statistically significant difference between genders for the prevalence of IO (p=0.607). The most frequent number of lesion was observed in mandibular premolar region (47.3 %). Statistically significant difference was found between maxilla and mandible (p