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Radiographic Evaluation of Stiffness of Articular Eminence in the Temporomandibular Joint(TMJ) of Korean Using Dental cone-beam CT

한국인의 측두하악관절에서 Dental cone-beam CT를 이용한 관절융기의 경사도에 대한 방사선학적 평가

  • Oh, Sang-Chun (Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Han, Ji-Seok (Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Wonkwang University)
  • 오상천 (원광대학교 치과대학, 치과보철학교실) ;
  • 한지석 (원광대학교 치과대학, 치과보철학교실)
  • Received : 2013.03.23
  • Accepted : 2013.06.25
  • Published : 2013.06.30
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Abstract

When the mandible performs opening movement, the condyle-disk complex conducts sliding movement along the articular eminence. Thus, anatomic configuration of articular eminence is very important to normal movement of TMJ. The purpose of this study was to measure the posterior slope of the articular eminence and evaluate the effect of a pathologic bone change in the condylar head on the stiffness of articular eminence, and compare the differences of the articular eminence slope by gender and age using dental cone-beam CT. As using i-CAT Cone-Beam Computed Tomography, the CT images of 204 TMJs of 102 patients(43 men and 59 women, mean age: 37.7 years) who were diagnosed at Wonkwang University Sanbon Dental Hospital were evaluated. All images were converted into a TMJ analysis mode to observe the continuous sagittal section images and coronal section images of the joints. To observe and assess bone changes in the condyle, three dentists measured the stiffness of the articular eminence on the same images, and when two of the three dentists agreed on their reading, these results were adopted and recorded. The articular eminence slope, considering the condylar anatomic configuration, was measured in three regions, namely, lateral part, central part, and medial part of the condyle. In the cases of a normal condyle(NCBC) and a condyle(CBC) with bone change, the articular eminence slopes were $57.0^{\circ}$(NCBC) and $51.8^{\circ}$(CBC) at the medial part, $57.9^{\circ}$(NCBC) and $52.4^{\circ}$(CBC) at the central part, and $55.1^{\circ}$(NCBC) and $49.5^{\circ}$(CBC) at the lateral part of the condyle. And the articular eminence slope of the condyle with bone change demonstrated less steepness than that of normal condyle (p<0.05). The articular eminence slope showed mediolaterally that it was the steepest at the central, followed by at the medial, and at the lateral (p<0.05). There were no significant differences by the gender and the age (p.0.05).

하악의 개구운동 시, 과두-관절원판 복합체는 관절융기를 따라서 활주운동을 하게 되므로 관절융기의 형태는 측두하악관절의 기능적인 움직임을 이해하는데 매우 중요한 부분이다. 본 연구의 목적은 치과용 cone-beam CT를 이용하여 관절융기의 후방경사를 계측하고, 관절융기의 경사도에 대한 과두의 병적 변화의 영향을 평가하며, 성별과 연령에 따른 관절융기의 차이를 비교 하는 것이다. 이를 위해 원광대학교 산본치과병원에 내원한 102명(남자:43명, 여자:49명, 평균나이: 37.7세)의 204개 측두하악관절의 cone-beam CT 영상을 평가하였으며, 모든 영상은 측두하악관절 분석모드로 전환하여 양측 관절의 연속된 시상 단면 이미지와 관상 단면 이미지를 관찰하였다. 신뢰성있는 데이터를 얻기 위해 숙련된 3명의 치과의사가 동일한 이미지 파일을 보며 판독 작업을 시행하였고, 3명 중 2명의 판독 결과가 동일할 경우만 최종 판독 결과로 기록하였다. 정상과두(NCBC)와 골변화를 동반한 과두(CBC)의 관절융기 경사도는 내측이 $57.0^{\circ}$(NCBC)과 $51.8^{\circ}$(CBC), 중심이 $57.9^{\circ}$(NCBC)과 $52.4^{\circ}$(CBC), 그리고 외측이 $55.1^{\circ}$(NCBC)과 $49.5^{\circ}$(CBC)를 나타냈고, 골변화를 보이는 과두가 정상과두보다 낮은 관절융기 경사도를 보였다. 이러한 차이는 성별이나 연령에 따른 통계적 유의성은 없었다.

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