Department of Oral and Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey.
Ministry of Health, Osmanlı Oral and Dental Health Center, Ankara, Turkey.
Surg Radiol Anat. 2020 Sep;42(9):977-983. doi: 10.1007/s00276-020-02481-z. Epub 2020 Apr 30.
The main aim of the present study was to investigate the dimensions and morphological appearance of the sella turcica in cleft lip and palate patients using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) images, compared to non-cleft individuals.
CBCT images of 40 (20 females and 20 males) cleft lip and palate patients and 60 (27 males and 33 females) non-cleft individuals were assessed, retrospectively. The linear dimensions (depth, diameter and length) of the sella turcica and inter-clinoid distance were measured. Sella turcica shapes were examined in the cleft lip and palate patients and non-cleft individuals. Non-cleft individuals were divided into skeletal malocclusion classes. All variables were analyzed using the Kruskal-Wallis test, Mann-Whitney U tests and Chi-square test.
No significant difference was observed between individuals with and without cleft in the linear dimensions (depth, diameter and length) of the sella turcica (p > 0.05). However, a significant difference was found in the inter-clinoid distance between patients with cleft and non-cleft individuals (p < 0.05). Comparison of the sella turcica shape between skeletal malocclusion classes and patients with cleft showed significant differences (p < 0.05).
No significant difference was determined in the depth, diameter, or length of the sella turcica in cleft patients when compared with non-cleft individuals. The inter-clinoid distance was lower in cleft patients than in non-cleft individuals, and this difference was statistically significant.
本研究的主要目的是通过锥形束计算机断层扫描（CBCT）图像比较唇腭裂患者与非唇腭裂个体之间鞍结节的维度和形态外观。
回顾性评估了 40 例（20 名女性和 20 名男性）唇腭裂患者和 60 例（27 名男性和 33 名女性）非唇腭裂个体的 CBCT 图像。测量鞍结节的线性尺寸（深度、直径和长度）和交叉点间距。检查唇腭裂患者和非唇腭裂个体的鞍结节形状。将非唇腭裂个体分为骨骼错颌畸形类别。使用 Kruskal-Wallis 检验、Mann-Whitney U 检验和卡方检验分析所有变量。
在鞍结节的线性尺寸（深度、直径和长度）方面，有裂和无裂个体之间没有观察到显著差异（p>0.05）。然而，有裂和无裂个体之间的交叉点间距存在显著差异（p<0.05）。骨骼错颌畸形类别和唇腭裂患者之间的鞍结节形状比较存在显著差异（p<0.05）。
与非唇腭裂个体相比，唇腭裂患者的鞍结节深度、直径或长度没有显著差异。与非唇腭裂个体相比，唇腭裂患者的交叉点间距较低，且这种差异具有统计学意义。
