Comparative examination of trabecular bone structure in healthy and diabetic patients with periodontitis using fractal analysis.

Objectives: Fractal analysis is a numerical method that indicates the structural patterns and complexity of the trabecular bone on radiographs. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate the trabecular bone structure in systemically healthy patients and diabetes mellitus patients with periodontitis using fractal analysis.

Method And Materials: The study included 125 mandibular first molars of nonsmoker patients.