Observational studyScientific reports2019
Morphometric analysis of sella turcica in growing patients: an observational study on shape and dimensions in different sagittal craniofacial patterns.
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- Cranial Base Characteristics in Growing Patients With Class III Skeletal Pattern: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International dental journal · 2026Pooled it
- Dimensions and morphology of sella turcica in different skeletal malocclusions: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Odontology · 2026Pooled it
- Association between craniofacial skeletal patterns and the morphology and dimensions of the sella turcica: a cone-beam computed tomography study.Oral radiology · 2026Article
- 3D Geometric Morphometric Analysis on Sexual Dimorphism in the Sella Turcica in Romanov Sheep Using CT Scan.Veterinary medicine and science · 2026Article
- Comparative Evaluation of Sella Turcica Morphology and Dimensions in Skeletal Class III Malocclusion and Cleft Lip and Palate Patients Versus Class I Individuals.Clinical and experimental dental research · 2026Article
- Sella Turcica Shape as a Marker for Breed and Sex Classification in Sheep.Veterinary sciences · 2026Article
- Investigation of the Relationship Between Skull and Gender of the Sella Turcica in Cats Using Computed Tomography.Veterinary medicine and science · 2026Article
- Morphological and dimensional analysis of the sella turcica across skeletal patterns: a cross-sectional study in an Iranian population.The Saudi dental journal · 2025Article
- Morphology of the Sella Turcica: A Meta-Analysis Based on the Results of 18,364 Patients.Brain sciences · 2023Review
- A CBCT Investigation of the Sella Turcica Dimension and Sella Turcica Bridging in Different Vertical Growth Patterns.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Investigating the Relationship between the Dimensions and Morphology of Sella Turcica with the Long-Face Growth Pattern and the Vertical Growth Pattern.International journal of dentistry · 2023Article
- Radiographic Analysis of Morphological Variations of Sella Turcica in Different Skeletal Patterns Among Saudi Subpopulations.International journal of general medicine · 2023Article
- Morphometric characteristics of the sphenoid sinus and potential influencing factors: a retrospective assessment using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT).Anatomical science international · 2021Article
- Comparison of mandibular cross-sectional morphology between Class I and Class II subjects with different vertical patterns: based on CBCT images and statistical shape analysis.BMC oral health · 2021Article
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the differences in sella dimensions and shape between growing patients with Class I, Class II, and Class III skeletal malocclusions, evaluated through morphometric analysis. Seventy-eight subjects aged between 9 and 13 years were selected and assigned to either the Class I, Class II, or Class III groups according to the measured ANB angle (the angle between the Nasion, skeletal A-point and skeletal B-point). Six landmarks were digitised to outline the shape of the sella turcica. Linear measurements of the sella length and depth were also performed. Procrustes superimposition, principal component analysis, and canonical variate analysis were used to evaluate the differences in sella shape between the three groups. A one-way MANOVA and Tukey's or Games-Howell tests were used to evaluate the presence of differences in sella dimensions between the three groups, gender, and age. The canonical variate analysis revealed a statistically significant difference in sella shape between the Class I and the Class II groups, mostly explained by the CV1 axis and related to the posterior clinoidal process and the floor of the sella. No differences were found regarding linear measurements, except between subjects with different age. These differences in sella shape, that are present in the earlier developmental stages, could be used as a predictor of facial growth, but further studies are needed.
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