Evaluation of Pneumatization in Articular Tubercle and Roof of the Glenoid Fossa with Cone-Beam Computed Tomography

Pneumatization of the articular eminence in cone-beam computed tomography: prevalence and characteristics — literature review

“…All studies included in the meta-analysis assessed the presence of articular tubercle pneumatization using cone-beam computed tomography. Most studies showed no statistically significant differences in the incidence of PAT between males and females [4,6,[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]. One study [1] showed a statistically significant difference between the incidence of PAT in females (73,6%) and males (51,3%; p<0,05).…”

“…In the vast majority of authors who included Tyndall and Matteson's division, the multilocular type occurred more often than the unilocular type [1, 4, 6, 13, 15-18, 19, 21]. Only in two studies the unilocular type was more prevalent [22,24].…”

“…In 7 of the 15 studies reviewed, PAT was found more often in women [1,6,13,14,16,19,24] while in 6 men [15,17,18,20,22,23]. The authors of one of the studies included in the current review did not include the gender of the subjects as a factor determining the possibility of PAT [4].…”

“…On the other hand, in a study conducted by Borahan et al [ 22] on 300 patients, as many as 103 or 34.3% were over the age of 55. The quoted authors did not clearly demonstrate a relationship between age and the incidence of PAT in the patients studied [1,4,6,[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24].…”