Dimension and morphology of the mandibular condyle in class i patients in cone beam computed tomography.

Authors

  • Carmen Bustamante Escuela de Odontología, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima, Perú.
  • Vanessa Labrín Escuela de Odontología, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima, Perú
  • Leslie Casas-Apayco Escuela de Odontología, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima, Perú.
  • Hugo Ghersi Escuela de Odontología, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima, Perú.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17126/%25x

Keywords:

Mandibular condyle, cone-beam computed tomography, temporomandibular joint;, prevalence, humans; mandible

Abstract

To evaluate the anterior-posterior (A-P)/medial-lateral (M-L) dimension, and morphology of the mandibular condyle in patients aged 18 to 65 years with Class I skeletal pattern on Cone Beam CT scans. Materials and Methods: Seventy one scans were evaluated using RealScan 2.0 software. The dimension was determined by points A (most anterior in the sagittal plane), P (most posterior in the sagittal plane), M (most interior in the coronal plane), L (most exterior in the coronal plane). The morphology of the condyle was evaluated in two coronal and sagittal planes, being classified as: round, flat, convex or mixed. The size of the condyle was analyzed by descriptive statistics and the morphology by frequency distribution. For the bivariate analysis, the Student's t-test was applied. Results: Measurements were obtained for the A-P diameter of the right condyle (RC) (8.72mm ± 1.25mm) and the left condylar (LC) (8.50mm ± 1.50mm), the M-L diameter of the RC (19.24mm ± 2.03mm) and the LC (18.97mm ± 1.87mm). There were significant differences in the male M-L dimension of the LC compared to the female (p=0.002). The most prevalent morphology of RC (35.21) and IQ (23.94) in the coronal plane was round. Conclusion: The A-P dimension of the right and left condyle is similar in both genders; however, there are differences in the M-L dimension of the left male condyle. The most prevalent morphology of the right and left condyle was round in the sagittal plane with the exception of the coronal plane. 

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Published

2020-04-26

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Bustamante C, Labrín V, Casas-Apayco L, Ghersi H. Dimension and morphology of the mandibular condyle in class i patients in cone beam computed tomography. J Oral Res [Internet]. 2020Apr.26 [cited 2025Apr.5];9(1):14-20. Available from: http://revistas.udec.cl/index.php/journal_of_oral_research/article/view/1720

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Vol. 9 No. 1: January-February; 2020

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