Research Article

Retrospective Evaluation of Condyle and Ramus Asymmetry with Ortopantomography in Dentate and Total Edentulous Patients

Volume: 11 Number: 1 April 26, 2024
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Retrospective Evaluation of Condyle and Ramus Asymmetry with Ortopantomography in Dentate and Total Edentulous Patients

Abstract

Objectives: A symmetrical facial appearance affects people's social relationships. Mandibular asymmetry directly effects the facial appearance and may have many morphological and functional causes. Clinically healthy individuals may experience complete edentulousness in advancing ages, which may lead to asymmetry in the condyles and facial appearance. Our aim in this study is to evaluate whether fully-toothed and total edentulous conditions cause changes in the vertical height of the condyle and ramus and also asymmetry. Material and Methods: A total of 200 patients (104 female, 96 male) with 100 fully-toothed and 100 edentulous were included in the study. Right and left condylar ramus were measured and recorded according to the asymmetry measurement index of Habets et al., with using tracing paper under the reflector light on the patients' orthopantomographic images. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS:22 package program. T-tests, Mann-Whitney U and chi-square tests were used for comparisons. P <0.05 were considered significant. Results: In previous studies, the difference between the genders was found to be statistically insignificant, therefore we evaluated men and women together. In our research, the mean of the condyle and ramus height asymmetry index in edentulous patients was 4.76 mm and 2.12 mm respectively, and the mean of the condyle and ramus height asymmetry index in fully-toothed patients was 4.88 mm and 2.34 mm, respectively. According to the t-test, the mean of the condyle height and ramus height asymmetry index was found to be higher in fully-toothed patients but this difference was not statistically significant (p>0.05). Conclusion: Although condylar asymmetry was more common than ramus asymmetry in this study, this difference was not statistically significant when total edentulous and fully-toothed patients were compared. Keywords: Habets technique; condylar asymmetry; ramus asymmetry

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Ethical Statement

This article was presented as an oral presentation at the International Congress of the Society of Oral Diagnosis and Maxillofacial Radiology on October 20, 2022. This article has not been prepared on the basis of a master’s/ doctoral thesis. It is declared that during the preparation process of this study, scientific and ethical principles were followed and all the studies benefited are stated in the bibliography.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Dentistry

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

April 26, 2024

Submission Date

February 1, 2023

Acceptance Date

January 9, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 11 Number: 1

APA
Öçal, M. Ç., Coşgun Baybars, S., & Duran, M. H. (2024). Retrospective Evaluation of Condyle and Ramus Asymmetry with Ortopantomography in Dentate and Total Edentulous Patients. Selcuk Dental Journal, 11(1), 33-36. https://doi.org/10.15311/selcukdentj.1245814
AMA
1.Öçal MÇ, Coşgun Baybars S, Duran MH. Retrospective Evaluation of Condyle and Ramus Asymmetry with Ortopantomography in Dentate and Total Edentulous Patients. Selcuk Dent J. 2024;11(1):33-36. doi:10.15311/selcukdentj.1245814
Chicago
Öçal, Mustafa Çağdaş, Sümeyye Coşgun Baybars, and Merve Hacer Duran. 2024. “Retrospective Evaluation of Condyle and Ramus Asymmetry With Ortopantomography in Dentate and Total Edentulous Patients”. Selcuk Dental Journal 11 (1): 33-36. https://doi.org/10.15311/selcukdentj.1245814.
EndNote
Öçal MÇ, Coşgun Baybars S, Duran MH (April 1, 2024) Retrospective Evaluation of Condyle and Ramus Asymmetry with Ortopantomography in Dentate and Total Edentulous Patients. Selcuk Dental Journal 11 1 33–36.
IEEE
[1]M. Ç. Öçal, S. Coşgun Baybars, and M. H. Duran, “Retrospective Evaluation of Condyle and Ramus Asymmetry with Ortopantomography in Dentate and Total Edentulous Patients”, Selcuk Dent J, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 33–36, Apr. 2024, doi: 10.15311/selcukdentj.1245814.
ISNAD
Öçal, Mustafa Çağdaş - Coşgun Baybars, Sümeyye - Duran, Merve Hacer. “Retrospective Evaluation of Condyle and Ramus Asymmetry With Ortopantomography in Dentate and Total Edentulous Patients”. Selcuk Dental Journal 11/1 (April 1, 2024): 33-36. https://doi.org/10.15311/selcukdentj.1245814.
JAMA
1.Öçal MÇ, Coşgun Baybars S, Duran MH. Retrospective Evaluation of Condyle and Ramus Asymmetry with Ortopantomography in Dentate and Total Edentulous Patients. Selcuk Dent J. 2024;11:33–36.
MLA
Öçal, Mustafa Çağdaş, et al. “Retrospective Evaluation of Condyle and Ramus Asymmetry With Ortopantomography in Dentate and Total Edentulous Patients”. Selcuk Dental Journal, vol. 11, no. 1, Apr. 2024, pp. 33-36, doi:10.15311/selcukdentj.1245814.
Vancouver
1.Mustafa Çağdaş Öçal, Sümeyye Coşgun Baybars, Merve Hacer Duran. Retrospective Evaluation of Condyle and Ramus Asymmetry with Ortopantomography in Dentate and Total Edentulous Patients. Selcuk Dent J. 2024 Apr. 1;11(1):33-6. doi:10.15311/selcukdentj.1245814