The Influence of Gender on the Cortical Width of the Lower Border of the Mandible and the Mandibular Cortical Index

Alma Kamber-Ćesir; Amela Dardagan Đonlagić; Muhamed Ajanović; Sanela Strujić Porović; Alma Gavranović; Lejla Kazazić; Lejla Berhamović; Emir Berhamović

doi:10.5644/ama2006-124.226

The Influence of Gender on the Cortical Width of the Lower Border of the Mandible and the Mandibular Cortical Index

Acta Med Acad. 2018 Nov;47(2):149-154. doi: 10.5644/ama2006-124.226.

Authors

Alma Kamber-Ćesir¹, Amela Dardagan Đonlagić², Muhamed Ajanović², Sanela Strujić Porović², Alma Gavranović², Lejla Kazazić², Lejla Berhamović², Emir Berhamović²

Affiliations

¹ Prosthetic Department of the School of Dental Medicine, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. [email protected].
² Prosthetic Department of the School of Dental Medicine, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

PMID: 30585066
DOI: 10.5644/ama2006-124.226

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the influence of gender on the mental index (MI) and the mandibular cortical index (MCI).

Methods: In this study, there were 120 subjects (43 male and 77 female subjects), who had undergone a dental panoramic radiograph examination for the needs of diagnosis and future treatment planning. MI and MCI were determined by orthopantomograph.

Results: There was a statistically significant difference in MI dependent on gender. Male patients demonstrated significantly higher values for MI than female patients (right: t=4.127; P=0.0001, left: t=3.110; P=0.002). No statistically significant difference was observed for MCI dependent on gender (right: χ²=2.36 P=0.308, left: χ²=3.85 P=0.146).

Conclusion: MI is affected by gender, but MCI is not.

Keywords: Gender; Mandibular Cortical Index; Mental Index.

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Female
Gender Identity*
Humans
Male
Mandible*
Middle Aged
Radiography, Panoramic
Sex Factors
Young Adult