Size and shape of the sella turcica in subjects with Down syndrome
| Autor: | M. Korayem, Eman A. Alkofide |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Dorsum Down syndrome Adolescent Cephalometry Anterior wall Dentistry Orthodontics Young Adult Posterior wall Image Processing Computer-Assisted Humans Medicine Sella Turcica X-Ray Intensifying Screens Child business.industry Lateral cephalograms Reproducibility of Results Radiography Dental Digital Anatomy medicine.disease Bridge (graph theory) Sella turcica medicine.anatomical_structure Otorhinolaryngology Case-Control Studies Female Surgery Down Syndrome Oral Surgery business |
| Zdroj: | Orthodontics & Craniofacial Research. 18:43-50 |
| ISSN: | 1601-6335 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/ocr.12059 |
| Popis: | Structured Abstract Objectives To study size and shape of the sella turcica in individuals with Down syndrome (DS) and compare them to matched controls without the syndrome. Setting and sample population The Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics. Lateral cephalograms of sixty DS individuals and sixty controls were obtained with an age range of 12–22 years. Materials and methods The length, depth, and diameter of the sella turcica were calculated. In addition, the shape of the sella turcica was described as either normal or with aberrations such as; oblique anterior wall, sella turcica bridging, extremely low sella turcica, irregularity in the posterior part of the dorsum sella, and pyramidal shape of the dorsum sella. Results An increase in the diameter and depth of sella turcica was found more frequently in DS group as compared to controls (P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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