The Length of Styloid Process and the Correlation between Lengths and Clinical Symptoms in the Turkish Population
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical and Health Sciences - Year 2015, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
Back ground: Elongated styloid (ES) (also known as Eagle’s syndrome) is a rare condition causing pain and various symptoms in the maxillofacial region. Purpose: In our study we aimed to evaluate the length of the styloid process in the Turkish population and to assess the correlation between this length and clinical symptoms. Method: We measured the length of Styloid process (SP) on the randomly chosen Cone beam computerized tomographies (CBCT) of 530 patients. Arithmetic mean and Standard deviation as well as Ranges, medians and 95.percentile values were used for descriptive statistics. Regression models were evaluated for the relationships between age and SP length, student-t test was used to compare means. Results: Statistically significant differences have not been found between genders in SP lengths and ages. None of the results are powerful enough for a clinically meaningful relationship (R2> 0.1). Conclusion: Although many researchers worked on this subject so far but it still needs more investigation to understand fully this syndrome.
Authors and Affiliations
Aysegul Apaydin, Mustafa Senocak, Ozden Calay, Gizem Ecem Kocak, Deniz Yanık
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP39883
- DOI -
- Views 297
- Downloads 0
Malignant melanoma of the nasal cavity - A case report
Malignant melanoma is a tumour of melanocytes and it rarely develops in the mucous membranes. Rhinosinusal mucosal melanoma is reported in less than 1 percent of all melanic tumors and in 2–8 percent of all cancers deve...
Primary Benign Schwannoma of the pleura: A rare case
Schwannoma, also called neurilemmoma is a benign peripheral nerve sheath tumor. Most common locations are flexor surfaces of the extremities, neck, mediastinum, retroperitoneum, posterior spinal roots and cerebelloponti...
Dynamic Airway Collapse – A Case Report
The prevalence of obstructive airway diseases in our country is very high. Tracheobronchomalacia and dynamic airway collapse without an antecedent cause in adult population are rare clinical entities. We report one such...
Serum Gamma Glutamyl Transferase levels in Obese South Indian adults with reference to atherogenic lipid risk factors and lipid peroxides
Background: Obesity has reached epidemic proportions especially in South India. In recent years, Waist circumference (WC), which reflects central obesity, has been regarded as an independent predictor of risk. Generati...
Halitosis: Discover the Cause and Say No to It !!!! - An overview
Halitosis or bad breath is a common problem in humans, because of its individual nature this condition can cause social humiliation, emotional and psychological anguish leading to a lack of self-esteem, self-image, and...