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Alveolar Bone Patterns in Sickle Cell Anemia and Non‐Sickle Cell Anemia Adolescent Nigerians: A Comparative Study
Author(s) -
Arowojolu M. O.,
Savage K. O.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.036
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1943-3670
pISSN - 0022-3492
DOI - 10.1902/jop.1997.68.3.225
Subject(s) - nigerians , sickle cell anemia , medicine , anemia , cell , disease , biology , biochemistry , political science , law
T he association between sickle cell anemia (SCA) and gnathopathy of the permanent incisors forms the basis of this study. The alveolar bone patterns of adolescent Nigerians were observed in a comparative study of 50 SCA subjects and 50 controls from the same environment. Periapical radiographs of the lower incisor and upper molar regions were taken. Alveolar bone levels were measured as a percent of the root lengths to account, in part, for angulation error. These readings were then compared between the two groups. No significant difference was observed in the radiographic bone level measurements when the two groups were compared. These results clearly show that in this population of adolescents, sickle cell anemia is not associated with a difference in alveolar bone levels. J Periodontol 1997;68:225–228 .