Association between sella turcica bridging and palatal canine impaction

• Published in: American journal of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics Vol. 146; no. 4; pp. 437 - 441
• Main Authors: Ali, Batool, Shaikh, Attiya, Fida, Mubassar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.10.2014
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Calcinosis - diagnostic imaging; Calcinosis - pathology; Cephalometry - methods; Cuspid - diagnostic imaging; Cuspid - pathology; Dentistry; Female; Humans; Ligaments - diagnostic imaging; Ligaments - pathology; Male; Palate - diagnostic imaging; Palate - pathology; Pituitary Diseases; Radiography, Panoramic - methods; Retrospective Studies; Sella Turcica - abnormalities; Sella Turcica - diagnostic imaging; Sella Turcica - pathology; Sphenoid Bone - diagnostic imaging; Sphenoid Bone - pathology; Tooth, Impacted - complications; Tooth, Impacted - diagnostic imaging; Young Adult

The association of sella turcica bridging and various dental anomalies has been an area of interest for researchers. Based on the evidence of a common embryologic origin between sella turcica and the teeth, the objectives of this study were to measure the dimensions of sella turcica and to test whet...