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Cone beam computed tomographic assessment of mandibular condyle in Kennedy class I patients
Naglaa F Ahmed1, Sahar M Samir2, Mostafa S Ashmawy2
1Oral Radiology Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Ain-Shams University, Monazamet Elwehda Elafriqeya St., Elabasseya, Cairo, 11566, Egypt. naglaafathallah@dent.asu.edu.eg.
Objectives:
The aim of this study was to assess the dimensional and volumetric changes in the mandibular condyle in Kennedy class I patients versus completely dentate patients by cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) to estimate the effect of loss of posterior teeth on the mandibular condyle.
Patients And Methods:
This study was performed on one hundred patients requesting CBCT scans: fifty Kennedy class I patients and fifty fully dentate controls. Condyle dimensions mesio-distal, cranio-caudal and antero-posterior as well as condyle volume were measured in both the groups.
Results:
Kennedy class I patients showed statistically significant higher mean condyle width but lower mean condyle height than the control group. No statistically significant difference was found between the study group and the control group regarding condyle AP dimension. There was no statistically significant difference between condyle volumes in the two groups.
Conclusion:
Loss of posterior teeth is accompanied by significant decrease in condyle height and increase in condyle width with no change in the total condyle volume or antero-posterior dimensions.
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