Asma'a Abdurrahman Al-Ekrish1, Hebah Omar Al-Juhani2, Roaa Ibrahim Alhaidari2, Wafa Mohamed Alfaleh3. 1. Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: asma.alekrish@gmail.com. 2. Intern, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 3. Associate Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To compare the prevalence of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) osteoarthritic changes in cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) images of temporomandibular disorder (TMD) and non-TMD patients. STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective analysis of CBCT images of the joints of TMD and non-TMD patients was performed. The presence or absence of osteoarthritic changes (condylar erosion, osteophyte, subcortical cyst, or generalized sclerosis) in each TMJ was evaluated. The prevalence within the two study groups were compared by using Chi-square statistics. RESULTS: At least one type of osteoarthritic change was present in78.6% of joints in the TMD group and 79.7% in the non-TMD group. No significant difference was found in prevalence of osteoarthritic changes between the TMD and non-TMD groups in the overall study sample or within the subsets of gender and age in the groups. CONCLUSIONS: The lack of a significant difference in prevalence of TMJ osteoarthritic changes in TMD and non-TMD patients highlights the equivocal relationship between osseous TMJ morphology and degenerative bone disease.
OBJECTIVES: To compare the prevalence of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) osteoarthritic changes in cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) images of temporomandibular disorder (TMD) and non-TMDpatients. STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective analysis of CBCT images of the joints of TMD and non-TMDpatients was performed. The presence or absence of osteoarthritic changes (condylar erosion, osteophyte, subcortical cyst, or generalized sclerosis) in each TMJ was evaluated. The prevalence within the two study groups were compared by using Chi-square statistics. RESULTS: At least one type of osteoarthritic change was present in78.6% of joints in the TMD group and 79.7% in the non-TMD group. No significant difference was found in prevalence of osteoarthritic changes between the TMD and non-TMD groups in the overall study sample or within the subsets of gender and age in the groups. CONCLUSIONS: The lack of a significant difference in prevalence of TMJ osteoarthritic changes in TMD and non-TMDpatients highlights the equivocal relationship between osseous TMJ morphology and degenerative bone disease.
Authors: Priscila Brenner Hilgenberg-Sydney; Luís Felipe Schenato; Helena Bussular Marques; Fernanda Mara de Paiva Bertoli; Daniel Bonotto Journal: Oral Radiol Date: 2021-05-24 Impact factor: 1.852