Occurrence of the Elongated Styloid Process on Digital Panoramic Radiographs in the Riyadh Population

Background. Patients with an elongated styloid process might present with dysphagia and pain in the cervicofacial region. These patients could be misdiagnosed as other orofacial pathologies. Aim. The present study attempted to assess the prevalence of the elongated styloid process on digital panoram...

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Autores principales:	Lingam Amara Swapna, Nada Tarek AlMegbil, Alhanouf Othman Almutlaq, Pradeep Koppolu
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Publicado:	Hindawi Limited 2021
Materias:	Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine R895-920
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:92d6b20efb844599aa391716ee031ce42021-11-22T01:09:35ZOccurrence of the Elongated Styloid Process on Digital Panoramic Radiographs in the Riyadh Population2090-195X10.1155/2021/6097795https://doaj.org/article/92d6b20efb844599aa391716ee031ce42021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6097795https://doaj.org/toc/2090-195XBackground. Patients with an elongated styloid process might present with dysphagia and pain in the cervicofacial region. These patients could be misdiagnosed as other orofacial pathologies. Aim. The present study attempted to assess the prevalence of the elongated styloid process on digital panoramic radiographs in the Riyadh population. Materials and Methods. The present prospective randomized study was conducted on the panoramic digital radiographs of 300 randomly selected patients visiting a private dental hospital to identify any elongation of the styloid process. Only the radiographs without any magnification errors were considered. The styloid process length was measured using the Sidexis measuring tool and entered in an Excel spreadsheet with other demographic data. A length beyond 30 mm was considered styloid process elongation. The data were subjected to statistical analysis. Results. The symptoms of styloid process elongation were higher among females (78.6%), and this difference was statistically significant (χ2 = 7.182; P=0.007). No statistically significant association was observed between styloid process elongation and symptoms between different age groups. Females exhibited a significant longer mean length of the styloid process than males. The present study exhibited a 27.3% prevalence for the elongation and calcification of the styloid process. Conclusion. Given the significant prevalence of the elongated styloid process in our study, we recommend it to be considered as one of the differential diagnosis for pain or discomfort in the orofacial region.Lingam Amara SwapnaNada Tarek AlMegbilAlhanouf Othman AlmutlaqPradeep KoppoluHindawi LimitedarticleMedical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicineR895-920ENRadiology Research and Practice, Vol 2021 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine R895-920 Lingam Amara Swapna Nada Tarek AlMegbil Alhanouf Othman Almutlaq Pradeep Koppolu Occurrence of the Elongated Styloid Process on Digital Panoramic Radiographs in the Riyadh Population
description	Background. Patients with an elongated styloid process might present with dysphagia and pain in the cervicofacial region. These patients could be misdiagnosed as other orofacial pathologies. Aim. The present study attempted to assess the prevalence of the elongated styloid process on digital panoramic radiographs in the Riyadh population. Materials and Methods. The present prospective randomized study was conducted on the panoramic digital radiographs of 300 randomly selected patients visiting a private dental hospital to identify any elongation of the styloid process. Only the radiographs without any magnification errors were considered. The styloid process length was measured using the Sidexis measuring tool and entered in an Excel spreadsheet with other demographic data. A length beyond 30 mm was considered styloid process elongation. The data were subjected to statistical analysis. Results. The symptoms of styloid process elongation were higher among females (78.6%), and this difference was statistically significant (χ2 = 7.182; P=0.007). No statistically significant association was observed between styloid process elongation and symptoms between different age groups. Females exhibited a significant longer mean length of the styloid process than males. The present study exhibited a 27.3% prevalence for the elongation and calcification of the styloid process. Conclusion. Given the significant prevalence of the elongated styloid process in our study, we recommend it to be considered as one of the differential diagnosis for pain or discomfort in the orofacial region.
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author	Lingam Amara Swapna Nada Tarek AlMegbil Alhanouf Othman Almutlaq Pradeep Koppolu
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title	Occurrence of the Elongated Styloid Process on Digital Panoramic Radiographs in the Riyadh Population
title_short	Occurrence of the Elongated Styloid Process on Digital Panoramic Radiographs in the Riyadh Population
title_full	Occurrence of the Elongated Styloid Process on Digital Panoramic Radiographs in the Riyadh Population
title_fullStr	Occurrence of the Elongated Styloid Process on Digital Panoramic Radiographs in the Riyadh Population
title_full_unstemmed	Occurrence of the Elongated Styloid Process on Digital Panoramic Radiographs in the Riyadh Population
title_sort	occurrence of the elongated styloid process on digital panoramic radiographs in the riyadh population
publisher	Hindawi Limited
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/92d6b20efb844599aa391716ee031ce4
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Occurrence of the Elongated Styloid Process on Digital Panoramic Radiographs in the Riyadh Population

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