Abstract
The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of styloid process (SP) patterns in Saudi population. This retrospective, cross-sectional study included 2010 digital panoramic radiographs (PRs) selected randomly for adult patients who visited five major hospitals in the Qassim region, Saudi Arabia, PRs were examined to detect any SP elongation. Data were collected and analysed using SPSS v22. In this study, positive SP elongation was seen in 25.4% of the total cases, 14.2% and 11.2% male and female, respectively. The mean age was 34.3 ± 13.9 years. Type I was found in 19.1%, type II in 1.7%, and type III in 4.6% of the cases. Normal SP was seen in 74.7%. Patients between 30 and 50 years were significantly more affected with type I pattern. Normal SP was reported mostly in the youngest age group 18-24 years, in 31% of total cases. Styloid process has many patterns and variations that could be detected on digital PRs taken daily in most of dental clinics. Dentists should be trained to detect patients with such variation so that signs associated with Eagle syndrome are not misinterpreted.
Highlights
X-ray consider the window that view all activities of the human body, either normal anatomy the body or abnormal, physiological or pathological activities
styloid process (SP) has many patterns and variations that could be detected on digital panoramic radiographs (PRs) taken daily in most of dental clinics
Dentists should be trained to detect patients with such variation so that signs associated with Eagle syndrome are not misinterpreted
Summary
X-ray consider the window that view all activities of the human body, either normal anatomy the body or abnormal, physiological or pathological activities. [26] The SP is a cylindrical bone that emerges from the temporal bone in front of the stylomstoid foramen It usually around 25 mm in length, but it can vary from person to person, and even within the same person, from side to side. Eagle syndrome symptoms may include throat pain or foreign body sensation, dysphagia, or facial pain. It may cause neck or throat pain that radiate to the ipsilateral ear. [25] This aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of SP patterns in Saudi population. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of styloid process (SP) patterns in Saudi population
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