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A computerized tomography study of the morphological interrelationship between the temporal bones and the craniofacial complex

dc.contributor.authorCosta, Hélder Nunes
dc.contributor.authorSlavicek, Rudolf
dc.contributor.authorSato, Sadao
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-07T10:47:18Z
dc.date.available2014-07-07T10:47:18Z
dc.date.issued2012-06
dc.description"This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: Journal of Anatomy. Volume 220, Issue 6, pages 544–554, June 2012, which has been published in final form at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1469-7580.2012.01499.x/pdf "
dc.description.abstract"The hypothesis that the temporal bones are at the center of the dynamics of the craniofacial complex, directly influencing facial morphology, has been put forward long ago. This study examines the role of the spatial positioning of temporal bones (frontal and sagittal inclination) in terms of influencing overall facial morphology. Several 3D linear, angular and orthogonal measurements obtained through computerized analysis of virtual models of 163 modern human skulls reconstructed from Cone-beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) images were analyzed and correlated. Additionally, the sample was divided into two subgroups based on the median value of temporal bone sagittal inclination [anterior rotation group (n=82); posterior rotation group (n=81)], and differences between groups evaluated. Correlation coefficients showed that sagittal inclination of the temporal bone was significantly (p <0.01) related to midline flexion, transversal width, and anterior-posterior length of the basicranium, to the anterior-posterior positioning of the mandible and maxilla, and posterior midfacial height. Frontal inclination of the temporal bone was significantly related (p <0.01) to basicranium anterior-posterior and transversal dimensions, and to posterior midfacial height. In comparison with the posterior rotation group, the anterior rotation group presented a less flexed and anterior-posteriorly longer cranial base, a narrower skull, porion and the articular eminence located more superiorly and posteriorly, a shorter posterior midfacial height, the palatal plane rotated clockwise, a more retrognathic maxilla and mandible, and the upper posterior occlusal plane more inclined and posteriorly located. The results suggest that differences in craniofacial morphological are highly integrated with differences in the positional relationship of the temporal bones. The sagittal inclination of the temporal bone seems to have a greater impact on the 3D morphology of the craniofacial complex than frontal inclination."por
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Anatomy. Volume 220, Issue 6, pages 544–554, June 2012. DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2012.01499.xpor
dc.identifier.issn1469-7580
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/6528
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.publisherWileypor
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1469-7580.2012.01499.x/pdfpor
dc.subjectTemporal bonepor
dc.subjectCranial basepor
dc.subjectLateral basicraniumpor
dc.subjectCraniofacial morphologypor
dc.subject3D cephalometrypor
dc.subjectCone-beam computed tomographypor
dc.titleA computerized tomography study of the morphological interrelationship between the temporal bones and the craniofacial complexpor
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.endPage554por
oaire.citation.startPage544por
oaire.citation.titleJournal of Anatomypor
oaire.citation.volume220 (6)por
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspor
rcaap.typearticlepor

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