Research Article

Hyoid Bone Position in Patients with and without Temporomandibular Joint Osteoarthrosis: A Cone-Beam Computed Tomography and Cephalometric Analysis

Table 7

Differences in hyoid and craniofacial measurements among the three groups in subjects aged <18 years.

Normal (N = 35)Indeterminate (N = 39)OA (N = 59)-value

Age (years)13.30 ± 1.6813.76 ± 1.8613.44 ± 1.710.496

Sex
 Female14 (40.00%)20 (51.28%)40 (67.80%)0.026
 Male21 (60.00%)19 (48.72%)19 (32.20%)

Hyoid measurements
 Hy-Ba (mm)73.16 ± 8.9875.77 ± 6.8171.72 ± 8.810.066
 Hy to SN (mm)101.70 ± 10.00104.43 ± 8.20100.31 ± 10.270.119
 Hy to FH (mm)84.19 ± 8.7685.06 ± 6.6582.10 ± 8.730.187
 Hy to PP (mm)60.16 ± 7.4360.09 ± 5.7457.56 ± 7.530.117
 Hy to MP (mm)16.44 ± 4.6814.85 ± 4.2214.32 ± 5.080.109
 Hy-RGn (mm)34.41 ± 6.2933.49 ± 5.5232.96 ± 5.460.496
 Hy-C3 (mm)32.42 ± 4.1732.06 ± 4.7931.00 ± 3.920.240
 Hy to C3-RGn (mm)3.17 ± 10.501.85 ± 10.080.30 ± 9.550.392
 C3-RGN (mm)63.20 ± 9.0362.20 ± 8.0861.06 ± 7.260.445
 Go-Hy-Me126.17 ± 12.68131.96 ± 12.49132.59 ± 15.240.079
 Hy-S (mm)102.09 ± 10.11104.83 ± 8.17100.67 ± 10.370.119
 Hy-C3-S (°)93.83 ± 12.1796.08 ± 9.6893.62 ± 11.990.547
 C3-Hy-S (°)92.70 ± 9.6894.79 ± 8.4091.69 ± 7.500.203

Craniofacial measurements0.573
 SNA (°)81.11 ± 3.3982.92 ± 4.2882.32 ± 3.680.120
 SNB (°)77.42 ± 3.0479.69 ± 4.1478.26 ± 4.380.048
 ANB (°)3.69 ± 3.033.23 ± 2.984.05 ± 3.160.432
 Wits (mm)1.13 ± 3.860.80 ± 4.601.40 ± 4.670.808
 FMA (°)24.78 ± 5.7623.81 ± 6.4925.79 ± 5.590.267
 FH-OP (°)7.37 ± 5.485.83 ± 4.616.70 ± 4.470.381
 Saddle angle (°)124.54 ± 4.88122.18 ± 4.75121.82 ± 5.250.034
 Articular angle (°)149.67 ± 6.19150.31 ± 5.97152.61 ± 6.100.048
 Gonial angle (°)119.75 ± 6.53119.23 ± 7.76120.14 ± 7.450.834
 Interincisal angle (°)123.38 ± 13.30125.45 ± 14.37121.98 ± 14.790.501
 Ramus height (mm)43.35 ± 5.4145.28 ± 5.0342.82 ± 3.920.038
 Mandibular body length (mm)67.44 ± 5.2569.62 ± 5.7067.79 ± 5.790.184
 Anterior cranial base length (mm)62.76 ± 3.5863.31 ± 3.6762.86 ± 3.570.772
 Posterior cranial base length (mm)33.90 ± 3.7635.05 ± 3.3133.03 ± 3.900.032
 Anterior facial height (mm)112.39 ± 8.64113.99 ± 8.63112.23 ± 7.410.545
 Posterior facial height (mm)74.50 ± 7.6377.61 ± 7.1273.65 ± 6.810.026
 Overjet (mm)4.72 ± 2.994.64 ± 2.955.02 ± 3.100.804
 Overbite (mm)3.14 ± 1.802.99 ± 2.042.67 ± 2.440.556