ALVEOLAR BONE RESORPTION IN PERIODONTAL DISEASE

Jo,  Mu-Hyeon; Choe,  Geun-Bae

J Korean Dent Assoc > Volume 19(3); 1981 > Article

The Journal of The Korean Dental Association 1981;19(3):279-282.
Published online March 31, 1981.

치주질환에서의 치조골흡수

조무현¹, 최근배²

^¹경북대학교 치과대학 치주과학교실
^²경북대학교 치과대학 치주과학교실

ALVEOLAR BONE RESORPTION IN PERIODONTAL DISEASE

Mu-Hyeon Jo¹, Geun-Bae Choe²

¹Kyungpook National University School of Dentistry. Dept. of Periodontology
²Kyungpook National University School of Dentistry. Dept. of Periodontology

Abstract

The authors observed the degree of alveolar bone resorption on the intraoral roentgenogram of 105 patients who were affected by periodontal disease, and following results were obtained. That is, the alveolar bone resorption due to the periodontal disease showed increased tendency as aging, and severe degree on the mandible in comparison with the maxilla, and revealed sere destruction on the area of mandibular incisors and maxillary molars.