TY - JOUR ID - 84860 TI - Assessment of stylohyoid ligament in patients with Eagle’s syndrome and patients with asymptomatic elongated styloid process: A cone-beam computed tomography study JO - Journal of Oral Health and Oral Epidemiology JA - JOHOE LA - en SN - AU - Javadian Langaroodi, Adineh AU - Hoseini Zarch, Seyed Hossein AU - Rahpeyma, Amin AU - Ebrahimnejad, Hamed AU - Arezoobakhsh, Ali AU - Sanaei, Alireza AD - Assistant Professor, Dental Research Center AND Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran AD - Associate Professor, Dental Research Center AND Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran AD - Associate Professor, Maxillofacial Diseases Research Center AND Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran AD - Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran AD - MSc Student, Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Shahed University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran AD - Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases Research Center AND Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran Y1 - 2016 PY - 2016 VL - 5 IS - 4 SP - 215 EP - 220 KW - Eagle Syndrome KW - Elongated Styloid Process Syndrome KW - Cone beam computed tomography DO - N2 - BACKGROUND AND AIM: This study was performed to evaluate and compare the calcification patterns of the stylohyoid ligament in Eagle’s syndrome (ES) patients, and asymptomatic patients with elongated styloid process (SP) via cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT).METHODS: A total of 52 CBCT images in two symptomatic (ES) and asymptomatic groups (n = 26 per group) were assessed. The mean length and thickness of the SP, morphology, and pattern of calcification between the two sides in each group and between ES and asymptomatic groups were compared. The t-test was used for comparison. Fisher exact and chi-square tests were used to determine the relationship between different types of calcification pattern and morphology. The level of significance was considered at P < 0.050.RESULTS: The SP was thicker in the ES group than the asymptomatic group. However, the styloid length showed no significant difference among the ES and asymptomatic groups. The most common pattern of calcification in both groups was partially calcified with no significant difference between the two study groups. The most common morphology in the asymptomatic and ES groups was “segmented” and “elongated,” respectively.CONCLUSION: The morphology and thickness of the SP showed a significant difference between the ES and asymptomatic groups. This can be helpful in differential diagnosis of facial, pharyngeal, and tonsillar pain. UR - https://johoe.kmu.ac.ir/article_84860.html L1 - https://johoe.kmu.ac.ir/article_84860_f2cc4ec0ce03ab4fb9a193a5eb4d262b.pdf ER -