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Evaluatıon of the thıckness of mastıcatory muscles ın patıents wıth chronıc perıodontıtıs by ultrasonography

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Abstract

Objectives

Periodontitis is one of the most common chronic inflammatory diseases. It causes changes in the biting abilities of individuals. However, periodontal treatment has positive effects on masticatory function. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of periodontitis and periodontal treatment on masticatory abilities by measuring masseter and temporal muscle thicknesses with ultrasonography before and after periodontal treatment in chronic periodontitis patients.

Methods

The patients included in the study were determined by clinical and radiological examination. The thickness of the masseter and temporal muscles of the patients were measured by ultrasonography. Periodontal measurements and treatments of the patients were completed by a single physician. IBM SPSS 20.0 (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY) statistical program was used for statistical analysis.

Results

A statistically significant difference was found between the values of periodontal measurements before and after treatment (p<0.05). In the ultrasonography measurements of the thickness of masseter and anterior temporal muscles, a statistically significant increase was observed in both rest and contraction values at all time intervals (p<0.05). Muscle thicknesses of male patients were higher than female patients.

Conclusions

Periodontitis negatively affects the masticatory performance of individuals. Chronic periodontitis patients should be referred for periodontal treatment without wasting time.

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The data used and analyzed in the present study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

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The present study was supported by the Çukurova University Scientific Research Fund (Project no: TDH-2021–14406).

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  1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Çukurova University, Adana, Turkey

    Berkhas Tumani Üstdal, Burcu Evlice, Damla Soydan Çabuk, Hazal Duyan Yüksel & İmran Güner Akgül

  2. Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Çukurova University, Adana, Turkey

    Bahar Alkaya & Gökçe Arçay

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Study ıdea/hypothesis: B.T.U., D.S.C. Study design: B.T.U., D.S.C., B.E., B.A. Data collection: B.T.U., B.A., G.A. Literature review: B.T.U., D.S.C., İ.G.A. Analysis and/or ınterpretation of results: H.D., B.T.U. Article writing: B.T.U., D.S.C., B.E. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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This study was performed in line with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Approval was granted by the Ethics Committee of Çukurova University (date: 05.11.2021, meeting no: 116, decision no: 71).

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Tumani Üstdal, B., Evlice, B., Soydan Çabuk, D. et al. Evaluatıon of the thıckness of mastıcatory muscles ın patıents wıth chronıc perıodontıtıs by ultrasonography. Oral Radiol (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11282-024-00746-6

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