Morphometric Assessment of Temporomandibular Joint Space in Dentate and Edentulous Patients by Using Cone Beam Computed Tomography.
| Autor: | Demir H; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Beyhekim Oral and Dental Health Center, Konya, TUR., Cetin B; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Selçuk University, Faculty of Dentistry, Konya, TUR. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Cureus [Cureus] 2024 Sep 19; Vol. 16 (9), pp. e69692. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Sep 19 (Print Publication: 2024). |
| DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.69692 |
| Abstrakt: | Aim: This study aimed to determine the changes in the temporomandibular joint due to ethnicity and to reveal gender differences. Methods: This retrospective study included the evaluation of cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) images of 110 patients (220 temporomandibular joint {TMJs}), 64 dentulous (32 females, 32 males) and 46 edentulous (18 females, 28 males). Anterior, superior, and posterior joint spaces and the roof of the glenoid fossa (GF) were measured in sagittal views. Shapiro-Wilk test, independent sample t-test, and Mann-Whitney U tests were used to determine significant differences between dentulous and edentulous patients. Results: The difference in terms of anterior and posterior joint space was statistically significant (p=0.005, p˂0.001). However, no statistically significant difference was found in the upper joint space (p=0.227). A statistically significant difference was not found in GF roof thickness (p=0.229). Conclusions: Upper joint space and GF roof thickness were not associated with edentulism. However, this situation is directly related to both posterior and anterior joint spaces, and this relationship manifests itself as a decrease in the posterior joint space and an increase in the anterior joint space with edentulism. Competing Interests: Human subjects: Consent was obtained or waived by all participants in this study. The Non-interventional Clinical Applications Ethics Committee of the Selçuk University, Faculty of Dentistry issued approval #2024/36. Animal subjects: All authors have confirmed that this study did not involve animal subjects or tissue. Conflicts of interest: In compliance with the ICMJE uniform disclosure form, all authors declare the following: Payment/services info: All authors have declared that no financial support was received from any organization for the submitted work. Financial relationships: All authors have declared that they have no financial relationships at present or within the previous three years with any organizations that might have an interest in the submitted work. Other relationships: All authors have declared that there are no other relationships or activities that could appear to have influenced the submitted work. (Copyright © 2024, Demir et al.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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