Title
The relationship of articular eminence and mandibular fossa morphology to facial profile and gender determined by cone beam computed tomography
Date Issued
01 December 2019
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Costa E.D.d.
Peyneau P.D.
Freitas D.Q.
Ambrosano G.M.B.
Verner F.S.
Loma Linda University
University of Campinas
Publisher(s)
Mosby Inc.
Abstract
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship of the morphology of the articular eminence and mandibular fossa to facial profile and sex by using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) images. Study Design: CBCT examinations of 76 patients were conducted, and the patients were classified according to facial profile as dolichocephalic, mesocephalic, or brachycephalic. The inclination and height of the articular eminence and the inclination of the mandibular fossa of 152 temporomandibular joints were measured. Comparisons between these measurements and facial profile and gender were performed by 2-way analysis of variance with Tukey's post hoc test. Significance was established at α = 0.05. Results: Males with brachycephaly presented significantly greater values of eminence inclination compared with those with other facial types and greater values than patients with dolichocephaly for the measurements of eminence height and inclination of the fossa posterior wall (P ≤ .05). Females with brachycephaly presented significantly greater eminence height values compared with those with other facial profiles (P ≤ .05). No significant differences were observed between males and females. Conclusions: The morphology of the articular eminence and the mandibular fossa is associated with facial profile, with males with brachycephaly showing greater inclination of the eminence and mandibular fossa. Articular eminence height in brachycephaly was greater in both sexes.
Start page
660
End page
666
Volume
128
Issue
6
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Radiología, Medicina nuclear, Imágenes médicas
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85071676433
PubMed ID
Source
Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology
ISSN of the container
22124403
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