Comparative panoramic study of the elongated styloid process between male and female , their possible associations with age and Eagle’s syndrome symptoms in Iraqi dentulous subjects

Nuhad Al. Hassan. B.D.S, Dr.; M.Sc,; Rad,

	Comparative panoramic study of the elongated styloid process between male and female , their possible associations with age and Eagle’s syndrome symptoms in Iraqi dentulous subjects
MUSTANSIRIA DENTAL JOURNAL
Article 1, Volume 12, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 116-125
Authors
Dr. Nuhad Al. Hassan. B.D.S; ;
Abstract
Background : The stylohyoid process is a cylindrical bony structure surrounded by important anatomical structures including vessels and nerves. Calcification and elongation of the stylohyoid ligament complex over 30 mm may be associated with neck and facial pain, known as Eagle’s syndrome . The aims of the study were to compare the elongated styloid process between male and female , their possible relations with age and Eagle’s syndrome symptoms in Iraqi dentulous population using panoramic radiographs . Materials and methods : Clinical and radiographical records of 70 patients (40 female and 30 male). The length of the styloid processes were assessed using panoramic radiographs . Measurements of the length of the styloid processes were made directly from its insertion site to the petrous part of the temporal bone to its tip. Results : There was highly statistically significant difference between male and female for right side and left side of the styloid process length p-value <0.01. Chisquare between present of symptoms and styloid process length of age showed statistically non-significant difference. Conclusion : Panoramic radiography is useful tool for detection of an elongated styloid process in patients with or without symptoms and can thus help avoid misinterpretation of the symptoms.
Keywords
KEYWORDS; styloid; Eagle; elongated

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