Detection of Sella Turcica Anomalies in Relation with Malocclusion. Lateral Cephalometric study in Sohag Population

AbdEl-Naeem, Abeer Fareed; Abd El-Khalek, Mahmoud Araby; Ali, Tasneem Mohammed; Abo Eldahab, Naglaa Hammam

doi:10.21608/svuijm.2023.223844.1622

Detection of Sella Turcica Anomalies in Relation with Malocclusion. Lateral Cephalometric study in Sohag Population

Document Type : Original research articles

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¹ Department of Human Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt

² Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Department, Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt.

³ Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt

10.21608/svuijm.2023.223844.1622

Abstract

Background: Sella turcica is regarded as an important landmark that gives information about craniofacial development in lateral cephalometric radiographs. Malocclusion means disturbance in the arrangement of teeth which affects the general shape of the face , it is divided into 3 classes; I, II and III .
Objectives: to identify various anomalies of Sella turcica and their relation with malocclusion.
Subjects and methods: This retrospective study had been done on 321 lateral cephalograms of persons aged 5-16 who visited the Sohag university hospital, they were classified into three classes of malocclusion, and the anomalies of sella turcica in each class were recorded and analyzed.
Results: The highest prevalence of normal sella turcica was in class I (44.8%), then class III (21.4%) followed by class II (8.5%) The most frequent anomalies were the incomplete bridge and hypertrophic posterior wall.
Conclusion: There was an association between malocclusion classes and anomalies of sella turcica which should be noticed by orthodontists or clinicians for any interventional treatment.

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