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Usefulness of cone beam computed tomography in temporomandibular joints with soft tissue pathology
M Alkhader1, A Kuribayashi, N Ohbayashi
1Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan. mustafaalkhader@hotmail.com
Objective:
the aim of the study was to evaluate the usefulness of cone beam CT (CBCT) in temporomandibular joints (TMJs) with soft tissue pathology.
Methods:
106 TMJs of 55 patients with temporomandibular disorder (TMD) were examined by MRI and CBCT. MR images were used for the evaluation of disc displacement, disc deformity, joint effusion and obscurity of temporal posterior attachment (TPA). CBCT images were evaluated for the presence or absence of osseous abnormalities. The chi(2) test was used to analyse the association between MRI and CBCT findings.
Results:
MRI of 106 TMJs revealed disc displacement, disc deformity, joint effusion and obscurity of the TPA in 68, 73, 28 and 27 joints, respectively. Of the 68 TMJs with disc displacement, anterior disc displacement without reduction (ADDWR) was seen most frequently (47/68). CBCT imaging found 65 TMJs were characterized by the presence of osseous abnormalities and were significantly associated with disc deformity and ADDWR (P < 0.05). There was no statistically significant association between the presence of joint effusion and obscurity of TPA and TMJ osseous abnormalities.
Conclusions:
TMD patients with confirmed ADDWR or disc deformity on MRI are at risk of having osseous abnormalities in the TMJ and further examination with CBCT is recommended.
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