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ArticleJournal of clinical and experimental dentistry2017

Elongated styloid process evaluation on digital panoramic radiograph in a North Italian population.

Antonio Gracco, Alberto De Stefani, Giovanni Bruno, Paolo Balasso, Giulio Alessandri-Bonetti, Edoardo Stellini

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Article in Journal of clinical and experimental dentistry, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Antonio GraccoProf, Department of Neuroscience, School of Dentistry, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
Alberto De StefaniDDS, Department of Neuroscience, School of Dentistry, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
Giovanni BrunoDDS, Department of Neuroscience, School of Dentistry, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
Paolo BalassoDr, Department of Management and Engineering, University of Padova.
Giulio Alessandri-BonettiProf, Department of Orthodontics, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Edoardo StelliniProf, Department of Neuroscience, School of Dentistry, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
University of Padua · ITUniversity of Bologna · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe aim of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of elongated styloid process in digital panoramic radiographs in a North Italian population in relation to age, gender and side. MATERIAL AND

methodsThis study was performed as a retrospective analysis on digital panoramic radiographs of 600 (271 males and 329 females) Italian patients between 6 and 87 years old. The styloid process length were measured using the measuring tool of Sidexis Software. It was measured from the point where it left the temporal bone plate to its tip. Styloid processes measuring more than 30 mm were considered elongated. Chi-squared and Fisher tests were used and the test is considered significant if the

resultsThirty-three per cent of the patients showed an elongated styloid process. Seventeen per cent were elongated on both right and left side, fifteen point nine per cent were elongated only in one side.

conclusionsThe prevalence of elongated styloid process was high and a progressive increase of the elongation prevalence was found in older groups.

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