a Record control number 000292632100007

a ISSN 1079-2104

a Original cataloging agency NEU GrandLibrary

a Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng

a Classification number WU29

b Item number .E93 2011

a Personal name Orhan, Kaan.

h Medium Electronic Document

a Title Evaluation of the pterygoid hamulus morphology using cone beam computed tomography.

c Statement of responsibility, etc Kaan Orhan, Bayram U. Sakul, Ulas Oz, Burak Bilecenoglu.

c Date of publication, distribution, etc 2011.

b Name of publisher, distributor, etc Mosby-Elsevier,

a Place of publication, distribution, etc New York :

a Summary, etc Objective. This study consists of anatomic research of the pterygoid hamulus (PH) using 3D cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) images reconstructed from a volumetric rendering program. Study design. Three hundred ninety-six sides in the CBCT scans of 198 (115 men and 83 women) patients were retrospectively analyzed. DICOM data of the patients were transferred to a surface-rendering software so as to generate 3D hard tissue surface representations of PHs. The width, length, angle, and the distance between posterior nasal spine and tip of the PH were measured. In addition, the inclinations of PHs were also evaluated in sagittal and coronal planes of the 3D images. Pearson chi(2) and Student t test were performed for statistical analysis among age, localization, and measurements (P<.05). Results. The mean PH measurements of left and right sides were 1.72 (SD 0.94) and 1.87 (SD 1.17)-mm width, and the lengths were 5.48 (AD 1.94), and 5.40 (SD 2.0) mm, respectively, with no significant difference (P>.05). All PHs were inclined toward the lateral side in the coronal plane, whereas PHs tended to incline toward the posterior rather than anterior in the sagittal plane (similar to 78%). The results showed no statistically significant differences among age, localization, and measurements of PHs (P>.05). Conclusions. Knowledge about the morphology of these structures is helpful for the interpretation of imaging and provides valuable information in the differential diagnosis of untraceable pains in the oral cavity and pharynx. Because of potential problems owing to PH morphology and elongation, oral and maxillofacial radiologists should assess the radiographic images thoroughly. (Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 2011; 112: e48-e55)

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Dentistry

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Near East University Article

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi Makale

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Oral Surgery & Medicine

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Head Film Measurements

a Main entry heading Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology Oral Radiology And Endodontology

g Relationship information AUG 2011, Vol 112 Issue 2, pE48-E55

x International Standard Serial Number 10792104

u Uniform Resource Identifier http://library.neu.edu.tr:2048/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tripleo.2011.02.038