Correlation between the presence of the median perforating canal in adults with sex, age and skeletal facial patterns: A cross-sectional study
| Autor: | Breno Gabriel da Silva, Igor Henrique Silva Pinheiro, Mariliani Chicarelli, Elen de Souza Tolentino, Lilian Cristina Vessoni Iwaki, Matheus Herreira-Ferreira |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Adult
Male Cone beam computed tomography Adolescent Cross-sectional study Population Mandible DIAGNÓSTICO POR IMAGEM Correlation Young Adult Age groups immune system diseases Statistical significance Medicine Humans education Aged Aged 80 and over education.field_of_study Adult patients business.industry Perforating Canal Middle Aged Cone-Beam Computed Tomography Cross-Sectional Studies Otorhinolaryngology Face Surgery Female Oral Surgery business Nuclear medicine Malocclusion |
| Zdroj: | Repositório Institucional da USP (Biblioteca Digital da Produção Intelectual) Universidade de São Paulo (USP) instacron:USP |
| ISSN: | 2468-7855 |
| Popis: | Introduction The aim of the present study was to evaluate the presence of the median perforating canal (MPC) and its morphometric measurements in Cone Beam CT (CBCT) scans of adult patients, correlating the findings with sex, age and skeletal facial patterns. Material and Methods 717 CBCT scans were selected from a Brazilian population and the presence of the MPC was recorded. MPC diameter was measured in three points: lingual, medial and buccal. To determine the correlation between MPC presence and sex, age and ANB angle classifications the Chi-square test was performed. MPC diameters were related to sex, age and skeletal discrepancies using Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis tests. The level of significance adopted was 5%. Results Of the 717 CBCT scans analyzed, the MPC was present in 181 patients (25.24%), 279 (38.91%) men and 438 (61.09%) women. The mean age was 37.91 (±14.46) years old, ranging from 18 to 88 years old. There were no differences in the presence of MPC between women and men (p= 0.85), between skeletal discrepancies (p= 0.09) and age groups (p= 0.94). Regarding the MPC diameter, statistical difference was found only for the medial diameter between sexes (p= 0.04), with the highest values in men. Conclusion The MPC was detected in 25.24% of the studied population, with significant differences only for its medial diameter in men. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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