Title

Alveolar bone defects in Indian dry skulls: Prevalence of fenestration and dehiscence

Authors

Aniket Meghawat¹, Usha Bosak¹, Kshiti Bhushan Pandaw^2,*, Aditya Pawar^1,* & Ashwini Dhopte³

Affiliation

¹Department of Periodontics, Sharad Pawar Dental College and Hospital, Wardha, Maharashtra, India; ²Department of Periodontics, Aakanksha Dental Care and Implant Center, Raipur, Chattisgarh, India; ³Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Chhattisgarh Dental College and Research Institute, Chhattisgarh, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Aniket Meghawat - E-mail: Aniket.meghawat19@gmail.com; Phone: +91 8806606045

Usha Bosak - E-mail: ushabosak74@gmail.com; Phone: +91 7987838025

Kshiti Bhushan Pandaw - E-mail: drkspandaw@gmail.com; Phone: +91 8103788696

 Aditya Pawar - E-mail: dradityaperio@gmail.com; Phone: +91 8600571955

Ashwini Dhopte - E-mail: ashwinidhopte@gmail.com; Phone: +91 8484984900

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received February 1, 2026; Revised February 28, 2026; Accepted February 28, 2026, Published February 28, 2026

Abstract

Bone dehiscence and fenestration are alveolar bone defects that can adversely affect periodontal health and complicate dental surgical procedures, yet data on their prevalence in the Indian population remain limited. Therefore, it is of interest to evaluate the occurrence and distribution of dehiscence and fenestration in relation to specific teeth using 200 maxillae and 200 mandibles from Indian dry skulls obtained from Maitri Dental College and Research Centre and other dental colleges in India. Visual examination revealed that canines, first premolars and incisors were the teeth most commonly associated with these defects. Dehiscence was observed more frequently than fenestration and both defects were predominantly bilateral in distribution. Careful preoperative assessment of these defects is essential, as their presence may influence treatment planning and increase the risk of complications during periodontal and dental surgical procedures.

Keywords

Alveolar process, bone defects, dehiscence, fenestration.

Citation

Meghawat et al. Bioinformation 22(2): 834-838 (2026)

Edited by

P Kangueane

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.