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Sahman, Halil; Sisman, Yildiray; Sekerci, Ahmet Ercan; Tarim Ertas, Elif; Tokmak, Turgut; Tuna, Ibrahim-Sacit
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This document is a artículoDate2012
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http://hdl.handle.net/10550/35517
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Objective: To determine the frequency and characteristics of bifid mandibular condyle (BMC) using computed
tomography (CT) evaluation.
Study Design: A retrospective study was carried out using the CT records of 550 patients referred to the Medical
School of Erciyes University (Kayseri, Turkey) between 2007 and 2010. T-tests were used to compare frequency
of BMC between the left and right sides and between female and male patients. Statistical analysis was performed
using SPSS software and a chi-squared test.
Results: Of the 550 Patients, 10 patients (1.82%) were found to have BMCs. Five patients were female (50%) and
five were male (50%). Of these 10 patients, 7 (70%) had unilateral and 3 (30%) had bilateral BMCs. As a result, a
total of 13 BMCs were found in 10 patients. No statistically significant differences were found between either the
right- and left-sided BMCs or between female and male patients (p >.05).
Conclusions: To our knowledge, this is the first retrospective study investigating the prevalence and characteristics of BMC using computed tomography. Although BMC is an uncommon anomaly, it may be a more frequent
condition in the Turkish population. Further studies and research on the orientation of duplicated condylar heads
should be carried out.
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Sahman, Halil ; Sisman, Yildiray ; Sekerci, Ahmet Ercan ; Tarim Ertas, Elif ; Tokmak, Turgut ; Tuna, Ibrahim-Sacit. Detection of bifid mandibular condyle using computed tomography. En: Medicina oral, patología oral y cirugía bucal. Ed inglesa, 2012, Vol. 17, No. 6: 930-934 |