Perspective on Temporomandibular Joint Disorder: Foramen Tympanicum Defect
Elif Esra Ozmen,
Samed Satir,
Veysel Icen
Abstract:BackgroundForamen tympanicum (FT) is a defect located anterior‐inferior to the external acoustic meatus. We evaluated its prevalence, location, size, and relationship with temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders.MethodsCone beam computed tomography was performed for 200 patients who presented to the Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University Ahmet Keleşoğlu Faculty of Dentistry Hospital. The location and size of the FT in the axial and sagittal planes were evaluated. Descriptive statistics were used to compare the study… Show more
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