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Three-dimensional symmetry and parallelism of the skeletal and soft-tissue poria in patients with facial asymmetry

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine the symmetry and parallelism of the skeletal and soft-tissue poria by three-dimensional (3D) computed tomographic (CT) imaging. METHODS: The locations of the bilateral skeletal and soft-tissue poria in 29 patients with facial asymmetry (asymmetric...

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Autores principales: Kim, Min-Gun, Lee, Jin-Woo, Cha, Kyung-Suk, Chung, Dong-Hwa, Lee, Sang-Min
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Association of Orthodontists 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3971127/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24696822
http://dx.doi.org/10.4041/kjod.2014.44.2.62
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Sumario:OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine the symmetry and parallelism of the skeletal and soft-tissue poria by three-dimensional (3D) computed tomographic (CT) imaging. METHODS: The locations of the bilateral skeletal and soft-tissue poria in 29 patients with facial asymmetry (asymmetric group) and 29 patients without facial asymmetry (symmetric group) were measured in 3D reconstructed models of CT images by using a 3D coordinate system. The mean intergroup differences in the anteroposterior and vertical angular deviations of the poria and their anteroposterior and vertical parallelism were statistically analyzed. RESULTS: The symmetric and asymmetric groups showed significant anteroposterior angular differences in both the skeletal and the soft-tissue poria (p = 0.007 and 0.037, respectively; Mann-Whitney U-test). No significant differences in the anteroposterior and vertical parallelism of the poria were noted (p ≤ 0.05; Wilcoxon signed-rank test). CONCLUSIONS: In general, the skeletal poria are parallel to the soft-tissue poria. However, patients with facial asymmetry tend to have asymmetric poria.