A sella turcica bridge in subjects with severe craniofacial deviations.
In earlier studies, a sella turcica bridge was stated to occur in 1.75 to 6 per cent of the population. The occurrence of a sella turcica bridge has not previously been studied in a group of patients with craniofacial deviations treated by surgery. Profile radiographs from 177 individuals who had undergone combined orthodontic and surgical treatment at the Copenhagen School of Dentistry were studied. A sella turcica bridge was registered in those subjects where the radiograph revealed a continuous band of bony tissue from the anterior cranial fossa to the posterior cranial fossa across the sella turcica. Two types of sella turcica bridge were identified. A sella turcica bridge occurred in 18.6 per cent of the subjects.
Becktor
J P
JP
Department of Oral and Maxillo-facial Surgery, Länssjukhuset, Halmstad, Sweden.
Einersen
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Kjaer
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D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D019465:Craniofacial Abnormalities / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007569:Jaw Abnormalities / Q000150:complications; D011859:Radiography; D012658:Sella Turcica / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*