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Evaluation of the Gonial Angle in the Anatolian Populations: From Past to Present
Kahraman Gungor
Mehmet Sagir
Ismail Ozer
Sažetak
Biometrical studies on ancient skeletal series and comparison with modern people by using radiological methods are
quite limited in Turkey. Previous studies showed that measurements obtained from orthopantomographs are highly correlated
with the actual size of the bones. The aim of the present study is to determine the possible change in gonial angle
over time in ancient Anatolian populations with the present. Also an aim was attempted to demonstrate the symmetry of
the gonial angle in the jaws and the sexual dimorphism. Gonial angle values (right and left) were taken from 267 Turkish
adults with no craniomandibular disorders, orthodontic history or treatment by using panoramic radiographs. Data
of the past populations were collected from previous studies. Comparison between right and left sides and the sexual differences
were tested by paired student t-test and discriminant analyses were conducted. The results showed that there
were no significant differences between the right and left gonial angles of the individuals but there was a significant difference
at the left gonial angle between sexes (p<0.01). Furthermore, no statistically significant difference was found for
the gonial angle between the selected past populations with the present sample.
Ključne riječi
mandibula; gonial angle; panoramic radiography; Turkey
Hrčak ID:
27382
URI
Datum izdavanja:
10.4.2007.
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