Buyuk Suleyman Kutalmış, Karaman Ahmet, Yasa Yasin
Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Ordu University, Ordu, Turkey.
Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Ordu University, Ordu, Turkey.
J Forensic Leg Med. 2017 Jul;49:20-23. doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2017.05.007. Epub 2017 May 3.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the morphologic structure of the frontal sinuses with postero-anterior cephalometric radiographs in Turkish adolescents and to compare the findings between genders. The study sample consisted of 148 subjects divided into two groups (74 male subjects; mean age: 14.55 ± 1.42 years-74 female subjects; mean age: 14.95 ± 1.80 years). The right and left maximum height and width of the frontal sinus, maxillary width, nasal width, cranial width, antegonial width parameters were measured in 148 postero-anterior cephalometric radiographs. The data were analyzed using independent t and Mann Whitney U test. Spearman correlation analyses were used to evaluate the relationships of the frontal sinus measurements and transversal cephalometric parameters. The mean values of the right and left frontal sinus width, maxillary width, antegonial width, and cranial width were larger in males than females (P < 0.05). The right frontal sinus height were positively correlated with antegonial width (r = 0.243; P < 0.05) and the right frontal sinus width were positively correlated with antegonial width (r = 0.327; P < 0.01) in males. The right frontal sinus width were positively correlated with nasal width (r = 0.244; P < 0.05) and the left frontal sinus width were positively correlated with nasal width (r = 0.231; P < 0.05) in females. Frontal sinuses were unique to each individual due to their morphological structures, and in forensic science, taking advantage of these features was very important for personal identification.
本研究的目的是利用土耳其青少年的后前位头颅侧位片评估额窦的形态结构，并比较不同性别的研究结果。研究样本包括148名受试者，分为两组（74名男性受试者，平均年龄：14.55±1.42岁；74名女性受试者，平均年龄：14.95±1.80岁）。在148张后前位头颅侧位片中测量额窦的左右最大高度和宽度、上颌宽度、鼻宽度、颅骨宽度、下颌角前切迹宽度参数。使用独立t检验和曼-惠特尼U检验对数据进行分析。采用Spearman相关性分析评估额窦测量值与横向头颅测量参数之间的关系。男性的左右额窦宽度、上颌宽度、下颌角前切迹宽度和颅骨宽度的平均值大于女性（P<0.05）。男性中，右侧额窦高度与下颌角前切迹宽度呈正相关（r=0.243；P<0.05），右侧额窦宽度与下颌角前切迹宽度呈正相关（r=0.327；P<0.01）。女性中，右侧额窦宽度与鼻宽度呈正相关（r=0.244；P<0.05），左侧额窦宽度与鼻宽度呈正相关（r=0.231；P<0.05）。由于额窦的形态结构，每个人的额窦都是独特的，在法医学中，利用这些特征进行个人识别非常重要。
