Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
7. ULUSLARARASI BALKAN ORTODONTİ KONGRESİ, İstanbul, Türkiye, 27 - 30 Ekim 2023
Aim:
This study aims to compare the values of joint spaces and articular eminence
inclinations in individuals with various skeletal anomalies.
Materials
and Methods: A total of 60 individuals with
Class I (n=20), Class II (n=20), and Class III (n=20) anomalies were included
in the study, and their cone-beam computed tomography images were utilized. In
each individual, the axial sectional joint spaces, including the articular
disc, were calculated three-dimensionally using computer software for both the
right and left condyles. Additionally, the articular eminence inclinations of
both the right and left sides were measured for each individual. The obtained
data were statistically compared among groups using one-way analysis of
variance and within groups for the right and left values using paired t-tests
(p<0.05).
Results:
No statistically significant differences were observed in terms of the volume
values of interclass and intraclass (right-left condylar) joint space.
Individuals with Class II malocclusion exhibited a statistically significant
difference in articular eminence inclination between the right and left sides (p=0.032).
Among the groups, it was observed that individuals with Class III malocclusion
had a statistically significant difference in articular eminence values
compared to the other classes (p=0.007).
Conclusion:
Individuals with skeletal anomalies were found to have symmetric joint space
volume for both right and left sides. Significant differences were detected
between the left and right articular inclinations in individuals with Class II
malocclusion.