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. 2022 Jun;26(2):205-212.
doi: 10.1007/s10006-021-00976-6. Epub 2021 Jun 10.

A volumetric study of mandibular condyles in orthognathic patients by semiautomatic segmentation

Max-Philipp Lentzen  1 , Maximilian Riekert  2 , Johannes Buller  2 , Andrea Grandoch  2 , Matthias Zirk  2 , Joachim E Zoeller  2 , Matthias Kreppel  2
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A volumetric study of mandibular condyles in orthognathic patients by semiautomatic segmentation

Max-Philipp Lentzen et al. Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2022 Jun.

Abstract

Purpose: This study was conducted to elucidate volumetric data of mandibular condyles of orthognathic patients by analyzing cone beam computed tomography images based upon semiautomatic segmentation.

Methods: Cone beam computed tomography images of 87 patients with malocclusions were analyzed in this retrospective study. Patients were between 17 and 53 years old and diagnosed with Angle class I, II, or III malocclusion. By using the validated open-source software "ITK-SNAP," the volumetric measurements of 174 mandibular condyles were performed. Volumetric analysis was performed according to intra-subject side differences by paired Student t test. In accordance to inter-subject side, gender, age and type of malocclusion differences bivariate analysis and ANOVA were applied.

Results: The mean volume for the right condyle was 1.378 ± 0.447 cm3, with a maximum of 2.379 cm3 and a minimum of 0.121 cm3. The mean volume for the left side was 1.435 ± 0.474 cm3, with a maximum of 3.264 cm3 and a minimum of 0.109 cm3. Bivariate analysis indicated a highly significant inter-subject difference between the volume of the left and right mandibular condyles (p < 0.01). Females had a significantly smaller condyle volume than males (p < 0.05 left condyle; p < 0.01 right condyle).

Conclusion: The fact that shape and volume of mandibular condyles show a high susceptibility to pathological alterations and particularly malocclusions makes a precise knowledge about volumetric changes indispensable. Our results show that significant inter-subject differences in condyle volume could be found with respect to the side and gender. Larger volumes could be assessed for the left condyle and for male patients.

Keywords: CBCT; Mandibular condyles; Orthognathic surgery; Segmentation; Volumetric analysis.

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The authors declare no competing interests.

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Semiautomatic segmentation of mandibular condyles by ITK-SNAP. a Axial plane. b Sagittal plane. c Coronal plane. d Three-dimensional reconstruction
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