Zygomatic air cell defect: A panoramic radiographic study of a south Indian population

AIMS: To determine the prevalence, patterns of occurrence and variations of zygomatic air cell defects (ZACDs) using panoramic radiographs. METHODS AND MATERIALS: Dental panoramic radiographs of 600 outpatients were examined to evaluate the variations and characteristics of ZACDs. RESULTS: ZACDs wer...

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Autores principales: HS, Srikanth, Patil, Karthikeya, VG, Mahima
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2010
Materias:
Head and Neck
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2890916/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20607021
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-3026.63052
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Sumario:AIMS: To determine the prevalence, patterns of occurrence and variations of zygomatic air cell defects (ZACDs) using panoramic radiographs. METHODS AND MATERIALS: Dental panoramic radiographs of 600 outpatients were examined to evaluate the variations and characteristics of ZACDs. RESULTS: ZACDs were identified in 15 subjects out of 600, giving an overall prevalence of 2.5%. Seven ZACDs were seen in males and eight in females. Among the 15 ZACDs, nine were unilateral and six were bilateral. CONCLUSION: The overall prevalence of ZACD is relatively low in south Indian population and careful radiographic evaluation is needed to detect these entities.

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