Cone Beam CT Sialography for the Assessment of Submandibular Gland Structure in Diabetes Mellitus.

Objective: To examine the anatomical and morphological structure and potential pathological conditions of the submandibular gland by performing Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) sialography in patients with diabetes mellitus.

Study Design: The submandibular salivary glands of 25 diabetic and 25 healthy volunteers were examined by CBCT sialography. The images were evaluated to determine the main and lateral canals, the diameter of the main canal, the presence of ductal stenosis, central ductal dilatation, acinar pooling, the presence of sialoliths, and the visualization of the main and lateral canals and parenchyma.

A cross-sectional study of tongue disorders among dental outpatients.

Purpose: The tongue is a complex organ that can provide insight into oral and systemic conditions. A variety of disorders, such as geographic tongue, hairy tongue, fissured tongue, macroglossia, microglossia, and others, can be observed. The objective of this cross-sectional study, conducted on a cohort of dental patients, was to examine the prevalence of tongue disorders and their relationship with factors such as demographic data, oral hygiene practices, history of systemic diseases, and bad habits.

Evaluation of the efficacy of pharmacological treatment in patients with temporomandibular joint dysfunctions using ultrasonography.

Statement Of Problem: Temporomandibular joint dysfunctions (TMDs) are complex problems affecting the temporomandibular joints (TMJs), masticatory muscles, or both. TMDs are considered muscle pain caused by contraction and ischemia in the masticatory muscles, but evaluation of the efficacy of pharmacological treatment is lacking.

Purpose: The purpose of this clinical study was to evaluate the changes in masticatory muscles, joint space, and main arteries supplying the TMJs after pharmacological therapy in patients with TMDs using ultrasonography (USG).

An Anatomorphometric Study of Occipital Spurs and Their Association With Dental Occlusion.

Background and objective The occipital spur (OS) can be described as an abnormal elongation of the external occipital protuberance (EOP); its etiology is multifactorial and may involve biomechanical, immunological, and/or genetic factors. This study aimed to determine the frequency and characteristics of elongated EOP or OS as well as the relationship of OS with occlusion in a group of Turkish dental patients. Materials and methods Lateral cephalometric radiographs of 1925 patients taken in 2022 were retrospectively analyzed.

Evaluation of submandibular gland and submandibular fossa: a combined cone beam computed tomography and ultrasound study.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to use Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) to evaluate the submandibular fossa (SF) morphometrically and ultrasonography (USG) to evaluate the submandibular gland (SG).

Materials And Methods: Radiological evaluation was performed on 40 SFs and SGs from 20 patients. The depth and width of the SF were measured on axial CBCT sections, while the anteroposterior, medio-lateral, and supero-inferior lengths and volumes of the SGs were measured by USG.

Sonographic features of various dental materials and foreign bodies.

Objective: To reveal the sonographic characteristics of various foreign bodies and dental materials to aid diagnosis.

Methods And Materials: 24 objects consisting of various dental materials and foreign bodies were included in the study. Objects were embedded in bovine gelatin.

Examination of oral hemangiomas by intraoral ultrasonography.

Objectives: Oral hemangioma is a benign vascular tumor characterized by the presence of numerous blood vessels. We aimed to examine the clinical and ultrasonographic findings of patients diagnosed with oral hemangioma in our ultrasonography (USG) archive, retrospectively.

Methods: This study was conducted by examining 20 patients diagnosed with oral hemangioma and underwent USG examination in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology of Atatürk University Faculty of Dentistry from 2016 to 2020.

Imaging of masseter muscle spasms by ultrasonography: a preliminary study.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of ultrasonography (USG) in locating spasm points in the masseter muscle.

Methods: Fifteen patients with TMJ dysfunction and five healthy controls were included in the study. First clinical examination of TMJ and palpation of masticatory muscles were done.

The efficacy and limitations of USI for diagnosing TMJ internal derangements.

Introduction: This study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of ultrasonographic imaging for diagnosing temporomandibular joint internal derangements.

Materials And Methods: Ultrasonographic and magnetic resonance imaging scans of temporomandibular joints were obtained bilaterally in 55 patients who had temporomandibular joint disorders and who were diagnosed with temporomandibular joint internal derangements following a clinical examination. Diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonographic imaging was assessed considering magnetic resonance imaging as the gold standard method.

Is ultrasonography sufficient for evaluation of mental foramen?

Methods:: The measurements were established on 60 MFs of 30 patients (16 males, 14 females) with a mean age of 30.70 ± 9,23 years. The vertical and the horizontal diameters, distance to the alveolar crest of the MF was measured by both CBCT and USG.

Garre's Osteomyelitis of the Mandible Caused by Infected Tooth.

Aim: Garre's osteomyelitis is a local thickening of the periosteum caused by a slight irritation or infection. We aimed to present the extraoral, intraoral, and radiographic findings and postoperative pursuits of two patients diagnosed with Garre's osteomyelitis. In this case report, although clinical findings indicate infection source, these clinical findings are strongly supported by cone-beam computed tomography images.

Correction to: Cone beam computed tomography and ultrasonography imaging of benign intraosseous jaw lesion: a prospective radiopathological study.

In the original version of this article, '123 lytic intraosseous jaw lesions diagnosed in 112 patients' was incorrectly presented as '123 lytic intraosseous jaw lesions diagnosed in 121 patients' and 'an average age of 31.7 ± 15.4 (range, 6-72)' was incorrectly presented as 'average age of 15.

Cone beam computed tomography and ultrasonography imaging of benign intraosseous jaw lesion: a prospective radiopathological study.

Objective: We assessed whether ultrasonography (US) can be used in combination with cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) to image intraosseous jaw lesions.

Material And Methods: Using CBCT and US, we evaluated 123 lytic intraosseous jaw lesions diagnosed in 121 patients with guidance from the CBCT findings. The lesions were classified into two groups based on histopathological evaluation: (1) cysts and (2) tumors and tumor-like lesions.

Comparison of radiopacity of different composite resins.

Background: The radiopacity of composite resins has been considered as an important requirement, improving the radiographic diagnosis.

Aim: The present study aimed to compare the radiopacity of eight different composite materials using an aluminum step wedge.

Materials And Methods: Eight different composite resins were used in this study.

Changes in jawbones of male patients with chronic renal failure on digital panoramic radiographs.

Objective: To compare the existence of gonial cortical bone thickness, antegonial index, mandibular canal bone resorption and gonial angle values and pathologies like ground-glass appearance in jawbones and brown tumor in male patients undergoing dialysis due to chronic renal failure and men from the healthy control group on panoramic radiographs.

Materials And Methods: Panoramic radiographs were taken from 80 male individuals in total (40 normal and 40 dialysis patients). Values obtained from the right and left sides of the mandible were summed and their means were calculated.

Morphometric and morphologic evaluation of the mental foramen in relation to age and sex: an anatomic cone beam computed tomography study.

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the vertical and horizontal position, angle, and diameter of the mental foramen (MF) according to sex and age by cone beam computed tomography in a Turkish patient population.

Methods: Cone beam computed tomography records of 192 consecutive patients consisting of 106 women and 86 men were examined, retrospectively. The vertical and horizontal positions of MF, angle and diameter of MF, and distance from MF to the alveolar crest and the base of the mandible were evaluated with respect to sex and age groups.

Are all soft tissue calcifications detected by cone-beam computed tomography in the submandibular region sialoliths?

Heterotrophic soft tissue calcification occurs with the deposit of calcium salts in soft tissue rather than bone. The aim of this report is to describe cone-beam computed tomographic (CBCT) and ultrasonographic (US) findings of 2 cases of soft tissue calcifications that were initially diagnosed as submandibular or parotid sialolithiasis. Multiple soft tissue calcifications were evaluated by panoramic radiography, CBCT imaging, and US imaging in a 50-year-old male patient and a 30-year-old male patient.

Incidental findings in the maxillofacial region detected by cone beam CT.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the location, nature, and occurrence of incidental maxillofacial findings on cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) scans performed for maxillofacial diagnostic purposes.

Materials And Methods: CBCT images of 207 consecutive patients (129 females and 78 males) were examined. The sample consisted of 85 temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder patients, 45 paranasal sinusitis patients, 30 obstructive sleep apnea syndrome patients, 15 implant patients, and 32 others.

Median rhomboid glossitis: a clinical and microbiological study.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between median rhomboid glossitis (MRG) and Candida and bacteria species, prevalence and possible association with age, gender, smoking, denture wearing, and diabetes mellitus.

Methods: Tongue examinations were performed on 4244 consecutive patients. Of all the examined patients, 30 diagnosed with MRG were selected as the study group and another 30 patients were selected as the control group, and these 2 groups were compared in terms of age and gender.

The prevalence of root dilacerations in a Turkish population.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of root dilaceration in a Turkish dental patient population, considering factors such as dental localization and the relationship between the sexes in this anomaly.

Study Design: A retrospective study was performed using periapical radiography of 2,124 patients, who ranged in age from 15 to 65 years old. All data (age, sex and systemic disease or syndrome) were obtained from the patient files and analyzed for root dilaceration.

Correlation between oral health-related quality of life (OHQoL) and oral disorders in a Turkish patient population.

Objectives: The purpose of the present study is to determine the nature of the complaints that bring patients to our clinic and to what degree these complaints affect their quality of life (QoL). We also aimed to determine any associations between gender, education or harmful habits and each patient's oral health-related quality of life (OHQoL).

Methods: A total of 1090 patients, consisting of 651 females (59.

Pre-eruptive coronal resorption and congenitally missing teeth in a patient with amelogenesis imperfecta: a case report.

This clinical report describes a male with autosomal recessive generalized hypoplastic amelogenesis imperfecta. This case is unusual in coronal resorptions prior to tooth eruption. This finding has been reported in some cases of autosomal recessive, autosomal dominant and X linked amelogenesis imperfecta (AI).

Bilateral bifid mandibular canal: a case report.

The objective of this case report is to help clinicians identify bifid mandibular canals on panoramic radiographs and subsequently use the information in the modification of dental treatment planning. A 45-year old man was referred to the service of Oral Diagnosis and Radiology. Routine panoramic radiography, suggested the presence of bilateral bifid mandibular canals (BMC).

The effect of indwelling catheter on OH-proline in the urethral wound: an experimental study.

Objective: To investigate the effect of catheterization on urethral wound healing by measuring OH-proline.

Methods: Eighteen male New Zealand albino rabbits were divided equally into three groups. In the control group, urethral tissue samples were taken from the ventral penile surface.

Differential diagnosis of denture-induced stomatitis, Candida, and their variations in patients using complete denture: a clinical and mycological study.

Denture-induced stomatitis usually occurs in persons who wear a complete or a partial denture. Among the many aetiological and predisposing factors, Candida spp. are believed to play an important role in the initiation and progression of the infection.