Faculty of Dentistry of the University of Cuenca, Ecuador.
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2023, 17(01), 1146-1152
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2023.17.1.0143
Received on 13 December 2022; revised on 20 January 2023; accepted on 23 January 2023
Mandibular asymmetries can be defined as morphological variations that indicate disproportion in its size, shape or position between the right and left side. In Ecuador there are no investigative contributions on the vertical symmetry of the condyle and mandibular ramus despite its importance and its affordable diagnosis through panoramic radiography. For this reason, the importance of this study is evident, for which Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) was used from adult patients from the Faculty of Dentistry of the University of Cuenca of the seventh cycle of the dental career, in which a higher prevalence of mandibular asymmetries is evidenced in the female gender and in Class II skeletal type patients. Through the Habets method, it was possible to determine the index of vertical asymmetries, concluding that there is a higher index of vertical asymmetries in the condyle, followed by asymmetry in the ramus, and finally, with a lower percentage, the total asymmetry of the condyle and ramus.
Condylar morphology; Ramus height; CBCT; Panoramic radiography; Sidexis 4; Vertical skeletal pattern; Habets method; Mandibular asymmetry.
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Jessica Tamara Avila Narváez, Karen Andrea Ayora Ochoa, Sebastian Mateo Mora Cajilima and Manuel Estuardo Bravo Calderón. Vertical asymmetry of the condyle and mandibular ramus measured by cone beam computed tomography (CBCT). World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2023, 17(1), 1146-1152. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2023.17.1.0143