Devathambi Jones Raja, Aswath Nalini
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
J Clin Imaging Sci. 2013 Dec 31;3(Suppl 1):12. doi: 10.4103/2156-7514.124057. eCollection 2013.
To evaluate the efficacy of ultrasonography (USG) as a non-invasive tool in assessing the severity of oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) and also to assess the relationship between OSMF and hypertrophy of the masseter muscle.
The submucosal thickness in buccal mucosa and masseteric muscle hypertrophy were measured using ultrasound (10-15 MHz) in 60 patients comprising 30 OSMF patients and 30 controls.
Results were analyzed by one way analysis of variance, Chi-square test and t-test. As the stages of OSMF advanced there was an increase in submucosal thickness of the buccal mucosa as well as masseter muscle thickness in both relaxed and contracted state in the study group when compared with controls (P < 0.005).
USG is an effective non-invasive zero radiation tool for assessing the progression of OSMF.
评估超声检查(USG)作为一种非侵入性工具在评估口腔黏膜下纤维化(OSMF)严重程度方面的疗效,并评估OSMF与咬肌肥大之间的关系。
使用超声(10 - 15兆赫)测量60例患者颊黏膜的黏膜下厚度和咬肌肥大情况,其中包括30例OSMF患者和30例对照。
通过单因素方差分析、卡方检验和t检验对结果进行分析。与对照组相比,研究组中随着OSMF分期的进展,颊黏膜的黏膜下厚度以及咬肌在松弛和收缩状态下的厚度均增加(P < 0.005)。
超声检查是评估OSMF进展的一种有效的非侵入性零辐射工具。