Cephalometric Evaluation of the Relationship Between Cervical Vertebral Morphology and Anomalies and the Cranial Base Angle in Different Facial Types and Skeletal Classes

Farzaneh Ostovarrad; Masoumeh Faghani; Zahra Yousefi; Zahra Tadayoni; Maryam Tofangchiha; Ippolito Caputo; Francesco Pagnoni; Rodolfo Reda; Luca Testarelli

doi:10.15517/ijds.2023.57863

Vol. 26 No. 3 (2024), Original Clinical Research Articles

Vol. 26 No. 3 (2024)

Cephalometric Evaluation of the Relationship Between Cervical Vertebral Morphology and Anomalies and the Cranial Base Angle in Different Facial Types and Skeletal Classes

Original Clinical Research Articles

https://doi.org/10.15517/ijds.2023.57863

Published August 30, 2024

Farzaneh Ostovarrad⁺⁻
Masoumeh Faghani⁺⁻
Zahra Yousefi⁺⁻
Zahra Tadayoni⁺⁻
Maryam Tofangchiha⁺⁻
Ippolito Caputo⁺⁻
Francesco Pagnoni⁺⁻
Rodolfo Reda⁺⁻
Luca Testarelli⁺⁻

Farzaneh Ostovarrad

Assistant professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran

Masoumeh Faghani

Associated professor, Department of Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.

Zahra Yousefi

Assistant professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Dental Caries Prevention Research Center, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.

Zahra Tadayoni

Post-graduate Student, School of Dentistry, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.

Maryam Tofangchiha

Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Dental Caries Prevention Research Center, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran

Ippolito Caputo

Student, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy

Francesco Pagnoni

Student, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.

Rodolfo Reda

PhD, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.

Luca Testarelli

Associated professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy

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Keywords

Abnormalities; Cephalometry; Cervical vertebrae; Face; Skeletal; Cranial base angle.
Anomalías; Cefalometría; Vértebras cervicales; Cara; Esquelético; Ángulo de la base del cráneo.

How to Cite

Ostovarrad, F., Faghani, M., Yousefi, Z., Tadayoni, Z., Tofangchiha, M., Caputo, I., Pagnoni, F., Reda, R., & Testarelli, L. (2024). Cephalometric Evaluation of the Relationship Between Cervical Vertebral Morphology and Anomalies and the Cranial Base Angle in Different Facial Types and Skeletal Classes. Odovtos - International Journal of Dental Sciences, 26(3), 227–235. https://doi.org/10.15517/ijds.2023.57863

Abstract

This study examines the morphology and common anomalies of the cervical vertebrae in different skeletal classes and facial types. This cross-sectional study was conducted on 137 lateral cephalometric images of patients aged 18-55 years. The images were evaluated for fusion and posterior arch deficiency as the two most common anomalies along with cervical vertebral morphology (dense angle, the height of the posterior arch of the atlas, the external anterior posterior diameter of the atlas, and the cranial base angle). Data were categorized into three skeletal classes based on the Wits analysis and the ANB angle and also three facial types based on the SN-MP angle. These calculations were performed in SPSS 22 at the significance level of P<0.05. The height of the posterior arch of the atlas was directly and significantly related to age and increased with it. The mean external anterior posterior diameter of C1 was higher in men and in the hypodivergent group. As for the other factors, including cervical spine anomalies, no significant relationship was observed with age, sex, skeletal classes, facial types, and the cranial base angle. Moreover, the mean morphology of the cervical spine was not significantly associated with skeletal classes. Based on the results, the height of the posterior arch of the atlas was associated with age and increased along with it. Moreover, the mean external anterior posterior diameter of the atlas was greater in men and in hypodivergent individuals.

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