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Journal of Educational Research and Reviews
Research Article | Published January 2021 | Volume 9, Issue 1, pp. 6-12.
 doi: https://doi.org/10.33495/jerr_v9i1.20.213

 

Age related variations of the mandibular condyle in a sample of Saudi population

 

 

 

 

Khounganian RM1*
 AlDosimani MA2
 AlZahrani AH2
 Samiti SM3
 AlKarni OA3
 AlSultan MF3
 AlKalbi FM4


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1. Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

2. Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

3. General Dentist, BDS Graduate, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

4. Saudi Board Resident in Restorative Dentistry (SBARD), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

 

 

 

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 Citation: Khounganian RM, AlDosimani MA, AlZahrani AH, Samiti SM, AlKarni OA, AlSultan MF, AlKalbi FM (2021). Age related variations of the mandibular condyle in a sample of Saudi population. J. Edu. Res. Rev. 9(1): 6-12.
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 Abstract 

 

This research aimed to assess the structural and morphological variations in shape and size of the condylar head with age and gender in a sample of Saudi population. Radiographic evaluation of the bilateral condylar heads shape and size were measured on CBCT images and statistically analyzed using SPSS 22.0. There was a considerable variation in shape and size of the condyles among males and females with age. The shapes of the condyles varied between convex, round, flat and angled. The most predominant and statistically significant shape in both right and left condyles was convex (P < 0.05). Whereas, there was no significant difference according to shape between the right and left condyles among males and females with increased age. Using the student t-test; there was a statistically significant difference in the ML dimensions between the right (P = 0.006) and left condyle (P = 0.040) between males and females and with increased age (P = 0.00) but with no statistically significant difference between the AP dimensions of the right and left condyle with gender and age (P > 0.05). The morphology of the mandibular condyle was subject to significant linear age-related changes in shape and size with no significant gender differences. There was an obvious decrease in length and width with age in both genders. Condylar length was significantly greater among males and gradually decreased in size with age.

 

Keywords  Mandibular condyle   CBCT   shape   size   Anteroposterior (AP)   Mediolateral (ML) 

 

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