Prevalence of the pneumatized articular eminence in the temporal bone

Yavuz, Muhammed Selim; Aras, Mutan Hamdi; Güngör, Hasan; Büyükkurt, M. Cemil

doi:10.1016/j.jcms.2009.01.006

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“…In the present study, the mean age of patients with PAT was 48.86 years, which is similar to that found in the literature ranging between 43.0 and 45.9 years (2,6,8). In the present study, although pediatric patients were not included, the age range was wide (17 -81 years), in accordance with other studies (2,5,8,9). In the present study in the age group of 17 -20, only 6 patients had PAT and 1 had PRGF.…”

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“…The incidence of PAT was previously assessed on panoramic radiographs, and the prevalence was reported to be between 1% and 3.42% (4,6,8,9,13,14). In the literature, a few studies have assessed the prevalence of PAT on CBCT images (2,15).…”

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“…Detection of these air cavities close to the TMJ is important as they represent sites of minimal resistance and facilitate the spread of various pathologies into the joint as inflammation, tumor or fractures (1). In previous studies, conventional imaging techniques, which were taken during routine examination, were mostly used to evaluate these defects (5)(6)(7)(8)(9). As is already known, these techniques are inadequate for TMJ imaging because of the anatomical complexity of this region.…”

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

İlgüy¹,

Dölekoğlu²,

Fişekçioğlu³

et al. 2015

Balkan Med J

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Background: Detection of air cavities, so called pneumatizations, nearby to the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) area is important, as they represent sites of minimal resistance and facilitate the spread of various pathologies into the joint as inflammation, tumor or fractures and serve as a possible complicating factor in TMJ surgery. Aims: To determine the prevalence of pneumatization of the articular eminence (PAT) and roof of the glenoid fossa (PRGF) using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Methods: Acquired images of 111 patients (222 TMJs) were evaluated. The presence of pneumatization was recorded at the articular eminence and roof of the glenoid fossa. Age and gender were recorded for all patients and type (unilocular or multilocular) and laterality were noted for the cases of pneumatization. Results:The mean age of the study group was 48.86±18.31 years. Among all the patients, 73 (65.8%) had PAT, while 13 (11.7%) had PRGF. Forty-two (37.8%) of the patients had PAT bilaterally; whereas 3 of them (2.7%) presented PRGF bilaterally. The percentage of PAT was higher for females (73.6%) than males (51.3%) (p<0.05). Conclusion: CBCT images are an accurate and reliable means of detection of the exact size and type of pneumatization and the relationship of pneumatization to the adjacent tissues. This is especially significant before a surgical intervention is planned in this region, in order to make a sound diagnosis.

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

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Dölekoğlu²,

Fişekçioğlu³

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“…On further analysis, multilocular defects were nearly 2/3 rd and unilocular defects are nearly 1/3 rd which is in conformity with the researches carried out by Patil et al, Orhan et al, Zamaninaser et al, and Yavuz et al, but contradicts the statement given by Gupta et al, and Park et al, which states that unilocular presentation is more common than multilocular [1,3,6,7,9,13]. On the other hand Tyndall and Matterson gave an equal number of both variants in their research [2] [Table/ Fig-5].…”

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“…In a study conducted by Yavuz et al, shows a conflicting side to this finding where bilateral presentation is more as compared to unilateral [13]. In case of unilateral presentation, the frequency of occurrence was nearly equal for the left and the right side which goes along the previous study by Zamaninaser et al, where equal presentations was noted on both sides [9].…”

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