TY - JOUR
T1 - Correlation between temporomandibular joint morphometric measurements and gender, disk position, and condylar position
AU - de Pontes, Marcela Lins Cavalcanti
AU - Melo, Saulo Leonardo Sousa
AU - Bento, Patrícia Meira
AU - Campos, Paulo Sérgio Flores
AU - de Melo, Daniela Pita
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2019/11
Y1 - 2019/11
N2 - Objective: The aim of this study was to correlate the morphometric measurements of the temporomandibular joint, including condylar size, joint space, and articular eminence size, with gender, disk position, and condylar position by using magnetic resonance imaging. Study Design: Overall, 93 patients were evaluated (31.2% males and 68.8% females; age 18–81 years; mean age 41 years). Condylar size (D1), joint space (D2), and eminence size (D3) were measured. Correlations with gender, disk position, and condylar position were calculated. Results: A statistically significant correlation was found between D2 and gender, with the joint space being significantly larger in the male group (P = .05). There were correlations between D2 and the position of the disk and the position of the condyle (P ≤ .05). Conclusions: The results indicate a correlation between male gender and larger joint space. In addition, we found that the joint space size influences the articular disk and condyle position, which can cause disk displacement.
AB - Objective: The aim of this study was to correlate the morphometric measurements of the temporomandibular joint, including condylar size, joint space, and articular eminence size, with gender, disk position, and condylar position by using magnetic resonance imaging. Study Design: Overall, 93 patients were evaluated (31.2% males and 68.8% females; age 18–81 years; mean age 41 years). Condylar size (D1), joint space (D2), and eminence size (D3) were measured. Correlations with gender, disk position, and condylar position were calculated. Results: A statistically significant correlation was found between D2 and gender, with the joint space being significantly larger in the male group (P = .05). There were correlations between D2 and the position of the disk and the position of the condyle (P ≤ .05). Conclusions: The results indicate a correlation between male gender and larger joint space. In addition, we found that the joint space size influences the articular disk and condyle position, which can cause disk displacement.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.oooo.2019.07.011
DO - 10.1016/j.oooo.2019.07.011
M3 - Article
C2 - 31447325
AN - SCOPUS:85071113908
SN - 2212-4403
VL - 128
SP - 538
EP - 542
JO - Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology
JF - Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology
IS - 5
ER -