RADIOGRAPHIC STUDY OF THE JAWS AND TEETH IN THALASSEMIA MAJOR PATIENTS
Journal Title: PARIPEX-Indian Journal of Research - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 5
Abstract
Thalassemia is considered to be the most common genetic disorder world-wide. The homozygous form of β-thalassemia (thalassemia major) exhibits the most severe clinical symptoms with marked orofacial deformities. The most common oral and facial manifestations are enlargement of the maxilla, bossing of the skull and prominent malar eminences due to the intense compensatory hyperplasia of the marrow, which gives typical appearance known as “chipmunk” face. In this study 20, panoramic (OPG) radiographs of thalassemia major and 10 of normal children were taken with standardized parameters and assessed to compare the radiographic changes in teeth size & shape, lamina dura, bone marrow size, size of maxillary sinus and inferior alveolar canal width of thalassemia major patients of different ages. These measurements of various parameteres were taken by software adobe photoshop from JPEG image andthe results were compared with age matched normal children without thalassemia
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. Mrudu J Gondalia, Dr. Deepa V Sommanek, Dr. Dhara Z Mistry
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