[Oradlist] Osteophytes

[Ebtihal Alabdeen]

You are right, i found only one published study that used chips of
dentin glued to the condyles, and i tried it it didn't work, it
appeared in the radiograph as if i have stick a foreign body on the
condyles cortication.
Studies similar to my study used only erosions  flattening or defects
.In my study i am trying to add knowledge about the accuracy of
detecting the osteophytes but I am limited to time and what is
available. I did not find osteophyte in the 15 dry skull that i have,
my question is : which is better to simulate the osteophyte or to
exclude this part from the study and just examine the other osseous
changes?

Ebtihal Zain Alabdeen




On Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 2:37 AM, Allan G Farman <agfarm01 at louisville.edu> wrote:
> Why not use real condyles that axctually have osteophytes? These are abundant in elderly cadavers. Simulations of disease are very difficult to get published... and publication is the final but one stage in the scientific method. The final stage is debate over the article and perhaps letters to the editor. Simulations do not do well in peer review and even worse after publication. AGF
>
> Allan G. Farman, BDS, PhD, MBA, DSc, Diplomate ABOMR
>
> Prof. Radiology & Imaging Science
> Univ. Louisville School of Dentistry: SUHD
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>>>> "Ebtihal Alabdeen" <ebtihalh at gmail.com> 11/15/2008 01:10 PM >>>
> Hi
>
> I am doing my master thesis now, i need to simulate osteophytes on
> some condyles to be imaged, i would like to have a material that have
> density similar to bone density, and can be glued and stays there even
> if the skull was immersed in water (softtissue compensation), anyone
> have an idea how to do that?
>
> Ebtihal Zain Alabdeen
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