Radiographical investigation of the condylar position using three-dimensional imaging (a comparative Iraqi study)

ABSTRACT

Objective

To investigate the condylar position in an Iraqi sample of patients with temporomandibular joint disorders (TMDs) using cone beam computed tomography.

Methods

The study included 20 patients with temporomandibular disorders and 20 healthy patients with normal temporomandibular joints (40 individuals in total). Reference landmarks from the sagittal aspect were used to measure various straight distances between the glenoid fossa and condyle, such as the anterior, posterior, and superior joint spaces. The inclination of the articular eminence was also evaluated.

Results

There was a statistically significant difference in inclination in the TMD group when patients were categorized by sex. Males had larger superior space and inclination compared with females.

Conclusion

Cone beam computed tomography can offer essential information about variations in the TMD group and can be used as one of the indicators for such variations for good diagnosis and treatment.

KEYWORDS:

• Condyle
• position
• inclination
• temporomandibular disorders

Declaration of competing interest

The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

Authorship contribution

Nuhad A. Hassan: Conceptualization, Methodology, Validation, Investigation, Resources, Data curation, Writing – review & editing, visualization. Aseel Salman Khazaal Al-Jaboori: Conceptualization, Methodology, Validation, Investigation, Resources, Data curation, Writing – review & editing, visualization. Sanaa J. Mahmoud: Conceptualization, Methodology, Validation, Investigation, Writing – review & editing. Maisaa Q. Ali: Investigation, Resources, Data curation, Writing – review & editing, visualization.

Additional information

Funding

No funding was received for this study.