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[Comparative study of the condylar positions in different sagittal skeletal facial types with cone-beam computed
Objective:
To investigate the differences in the condylar position of subjects with skeletal class I and skeletal class II. To provide a basis of diagnosis and treatment.
Methods:
Group A was composed of 50 subjects with skeletal class I (27 males and 26 females; age range = 18 years to 30 years; mean age=26 years). Group B comprised 50 subjects with skeletal class II (24 males and 26 females; age range = 18 years to 28 years; mean age=25 years). The condylar position and the shapes of the condyle and the glenoid fossa were linearly measured on the sagittal and coronal sections by cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). Data were analyzed by SPSS 19.0.
Results:
No statistically significant differences were found in the measurements of the condylar position between the sides of each group on the sagittal plane and the coronal plane (P > 0.05). There were significant differences on the anterior space and the posterior space between group A and B (P < 0.05). The A/P joint space ratio of group A was larger than that of group B (P < 0.05).
Conclusion:
The subjects of skeletal class I show an anterior condyle position. The subjects of skeletal class II show a posterior condyle position.
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