Heights of maxillary sinus and piriform aperture are valuable in sex prediction: a cone beam computed tomography study.

Autor: Cornelius C; School of Dentistry, Caxias do Sul University, UCS. Rua Francisco Getúlio Vargas 1130, Caxias do Sul, RS, Brazil., Groppo FC; School of Dentistry, Universidade Estadual de Campinas - UNICAMP., Limeira Avenue, 901, PO Box 52, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil., da Silveira HLD; School of Dentistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, UFRGS. Rua Ramiro Barcelos 2492, Porto Alegre, RS, 90035-003, Brazil., Flores IL; School of Dentistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, UFRGS. Rua Ramiro Barcelos 2492, Porto Alegre, RS, 90035-003, Brazil., Gamba TO; School of Dentistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, UFRGS. Rua Ramiro Barcelos 2492, Porto Alegre, RS, 90035-003, Brazil. thiagodeo.gamba@gmail.com.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA [Surg Radiol Anat] 2024 Dec 17; Vol. 47 (1), pp. 34. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Dec 17.
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-024-03539-y
Abstrakt: Purpose: This study utilized cone-beam computed tomography images to assess the potential of maxillary sinus (MS) and piriform aperture (PA) measurements in sex prediction and to identify possible correlations between these structures and the MS ostium.
Methods: A total of 204 images were selected and divided into two groups: 102 for constructing and testing the formula, and 102 for validation. In each subgroup, the images were equally divided for 11 measurements by two examiners in the MS (height, width, length, and total width), PA (height and width), and maxillary ostium diameter.
Results: Significant correlations were found in males and in the total analysis for all measurements of the right MS, while the length of the left MS showed a positive correlation with PA height. In the total analysis, the height of the left MS and the total width along the MS also positively correlated with PA height. When tested, the constructed formula resulted in an accuracy of 82.4%.
Conclusion: Tomographic images proved to be excellent tools for sex prediction, as the measurements described in this study could be reproduced and analyzed in different populations, considering that craniometric characteristics may vary across populations.
Competing Interests: Declarations. Conflict of interests: The authors declare no competing interests. Ethical approval: Approval was obtained from the ethics committee of University of Caxias do Sul (No. 36735220.3.0000.5341).
(© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag France SAS, part of Springer Nature.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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