Correlation Between Dental Arch and Articular Eminence

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Articular Eminence

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05959525

Dental arch&Articular eminence

Details and patient eligibility

About

the aim of the study is to assess the correlation between the dental arch morphology and the articular eminence height and inclination by using CBCT scans of a sample of the Egyptian population.

Enrollment: 87 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 45 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• • CBCT scans of adult Egyptian patients, males and females with ages starting from 18 till 45.

  • Scans of patients who have complete set of permanent dentitions (third molars are not considered), or at least not more than one tooth is missed in each arch.
  • CBCT scans with field of view that shows the full view of TMJ.

Exclusion criteria

• • CBCT scans of patients with fractures in the articular bone surfaces.

  • CBCT scans of patients with pathological lesions in the TMJ or articular eminence.
  • CBCT scans with artifacts that could interfere with the assessment of the articular eminence and dental arches.

Trial design

87 participants in 3 patient groups

Ovoid dental arch

Square dental arch

Tapered dental arch