The evaluation of changes in maxillofacial bones using cone beam tomography in acromegaly
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Fatma Dogruel [1] ; Emin Murat Canger [1] ; Zeynep Burcin Gonen [1] ; Firdevs Asantogrol [2] ; Ali Şahin [3] ; Fahri Bayram [1]
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[1] Erciyes University
Erciyes University
Turquía
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[2] University of Gaziantep
University of Gaziantep
Turquía
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[3] ORCID ID: 0000-0001-7231-2394. Medical Doctor. Department of Neurosurgery, Kayseri Training and Research Hospital, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Localización: Medicina oral, patología oral y cirugía bucal. Ed. inglesa, ISSN-e 1698-6946, Vol. 27, Nº. 4 (July), 2022
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
The aim of the study was to evaluate the changes in craniofacial dimensions of newly diagnosed and untreated acromegaly patients, patients with non-functional pituitary adenoma and healthy individuals on Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT).
50 newly diagnosed acromegaly patients who did not receive any treatment for acromegaly were included in the study (Group A). Twenty patients with nonfunctional pituitary adenoma (Group B) and 30 healthy individuals were included (Group C). Linear, angular and volumetric measurements were performed.
Mandibular length showed significant difference in acromegaly patients, and maxillar length statistically significant difference was found between the A-B and B-C (p> 0,05), no difference was found between the A-C (p<0,05). SNB and ANB angle was statistically different in all groups, while SNA angle was statistically different between group A-C and B-C. In volumetric measurements, a statistically significant difference was found between groups a-c and groups A-B (p< 0,05), no difference was found between groups B-C (p>0,05).
CBCT measurements showed that mandibular volume and length were increased in the acromegaly group compared to the group B-C. Present study is the first research that compares acromegaly patients in respect to changes in maxillofacial dimensions.
