Friedlander A H, Monson M L, Friedlander M D, Esquerra A C
Dental Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Sepulveda, CA 91343.
J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 1992 Aug;50(8):821-4. doi: 10.1016/0278-2391(92)90272-2.
The panoramic radiographs of 507 consecutive patients receiving comprehensive dental treatment were evaluated for the presence of radiolucencies in the mandibular condyles. Nine patients met the study criteria. Five patients had bilateral and four patients had unilateral circumscribed radiolucencies in the anterior aspect of the condyle. Computerized tomography confirmed that these radiolucencies were age-related anatomic variants that were accentuated and distorted during panoramic radiography.
对连续接受全面牙科治疗的507例患者的全景X线片进行评估,以检查下颌髁突是否存在透射区。9例患者符合研究标准。5例患者双侧髁突前部有局限性透射区,4例患者单侧有局限性透射区。计算机断层扫描证实,这些透射区是与年龄相关的解剖变异,在全景X线摄影过程中被加重和扭曲。