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Type: Artigo de Periódico
Title: Anatomic variations of mandibular condyles in brazilian specimens
Authors: Luana Pereira Leite Schetino
Janice Henriques da Silva Amaral
Roberta Maria Drumond Furtado Bossi Fonseca
Camila Megale Almeida-Leite
Abstract: Objective: To describe the morphological characteristics and asymmetries between the left and right mandibular condyles in Brazilian cadaveric specimens. Material and Methods: Thirty-two jaws were placed on a rigid support for image acquisition of the frontal and lateral views. The shapes of the mandibular condyles were classified, and measurements of the distance between the anatomical landmarks in the lateral and frontal views were performed. Results: Mandibular length and width were not different between the right and left sides. Regarding the shapes of the mandibular condyles, the rounded type was the most frequent, followed by marked medial slope; flattened; overhanging lateral and medial slopes; downward flattening of both slopes and their merger in a single, extensive surface; and deformity and marked lateral slope with flaring and flattening. Asymmetry between the left and right mandibular condyles was present in 40% of the specimens. Conclusion: The anatomy of mandibular condyles varies greatly, and this knowledge can avoid misdiagnosis by image examination of the anatomic variations.
Subject: Côndilo mandibular
Variação anatômica
Articulação temporomandibular
language: eng
metadata.dc.publisher.country: Brasil
Publisher: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Publisher Initials: UFMG
metadata.dc.publisher.department: ICB - DEPARTAMENTO DE MORFOLOGIA
Rights: Acesso Aberto
metadata.dc.identifier.doi: https://www.doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1675382
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1843/59428
Issue Date: 31-Oct-2018
metadata.dc.url.externa: https://www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/s-0038-1675382
metadata.dc.relation.ispartof: Journal of Morphological Sciences
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