Stomatology ›› 2022, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (12): 1097-1100.doi: 10.13591/j.cnki.kqyx.2022.12.008

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Application of Mimics in the measurement of condylar volume, surface area and morphological index in temporomandibular disorders

MOU Tingchen, FENG Jianying, ZHANG Zhenxing   

  1. Department of Stomatology, Taizhou Central Hospital(Taizhou University Hospital), Taizhou 318000, China
  • Received:2022-08-06 Online:2022-12-28 Published:2022-12-28

Abstract: Objective To study the morphological differences of condyles in different genders, positions, normal healthy people and temporomandibular disorders(TMD)patients by using Mimics software. Methods Forty subjects were enrolled in our study from the Department of Stomatology, Taizhou Central Hospital(Taizhou University Hospital). Twenty patients with TMD and 20 volunteers without temporomandibular joint(TMJ)disorders were included. All subjects received CBCT examination of the TMJ. Three-dimensional reconstruction of the condyle was conducted by Mimics 19.0 software and condylar volume, surface area and morphological index(MI) were measured and statistically analyzed. Results The condylar volume, surface area and MI of TMD patients were lower than those of normal population(P<0.05).The condylar volume, surface area and MI of males were higher than those of females(P<0.05), and there were no significant differences between left and right sides in the condylar volume, surface area and MI(P>0.05). Conclusion Patients with TMD have smaller condylar volume and surface area than normal population. Mimics can effectively measure condylar volume and surface area, and provide assistance for establishing reference values of condylar volume and surface area in normal population and patients with TMD.

Key words: condylar, temporomandibular disorder, cone beam computed tomography, Mimics software

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