Artículo
Association between condylar asymmetry and temporo- mandibular disorders using 3D-CT
Autor/es | Yañez-Vico, Rosa
Iglesias Linares, Alejandro Torres-Lagares, Daniel Gutiérrez Pérez, José Luis Solano Reina, José Enrique |
Departamento | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Estomatología |
Fecha de publicación | 2012-09-01 |
Fecha de depósito | 2016-02-09 |
Resumen | Objectives: Using reconstructed three-dimensional computed tomography (3D-CT) models, the purpose of this study was to analyze and compare mandibular condyle morphology in patients with and without temporomandibular ... Objectives: Using reconstructed three-dimensional computed tomography (3D-CT) models, the purpose of this study was to analyze and compare mandibular condyle morphology in patients with and without temporomandibular disorder (TMD). Study Design: Thirty-two patients were divided into two groups: the first comprised those with TMD (n=18), and the second those who did not have TMD (n=14). A CT of each patient was obtained and reconstructed as a 3D model. The 64 resulting 3D condylar models were evaluated for possible TMD-associated length, width and height asymmetries of the condylar process. Descriptive statistics were used to assess the results and student’s ttests applied to compare the two groups. Results: Statistically significant (p<0.05) vertical, mediolateral and sagittal asymmetries of the condylar process were observed between TMD and non-TMD groups. TMD patients showed less condylar height (p<0.05) in comparison with their asymptomatic counterparts. Conclusions: Using 3D-CT, it was shown that condylar width, height and length asymmetries were a common feature of TMD. |
Cita | Yañez-Vico, R., Iglesias Linares, A., Torres-Lagares, D., Gutiérrez Pérez, J.L. y Solano Reina, E. (2012). Association between condylar asymmetry and temporo- mandibular disorders using 3D-CT. |
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