title: Assessment of Volume and Height of the Coronoid Process in Patients With Different Facial Types and Skeletal Classes: A Cone-Beam Computed Tomography Study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the height and volume of the mandibular coronoid process (CP) by cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) and to identify the presence of any correlations of these measurements with age, gender, facial type, and skeletal class.
  
  
  METHODS
  The sample consisted of 132 patients from a departmental routine patient base. After CBCT, CP height was determined using OnDemand 3D software (CyberMed, Seoul, Republic of Korea), and CP volume was obtained using ITK-SNAP 3.0 software (Cognitica, Philadelphia, PA). Measurements were subjected to analysis of covariance against facial type, skeletal class, gender, and age, with a significance level of 5%.
  
  
  RESULTS
  CP height and volume were similar regardless of age, facial type, and skeletal class. However, the 2 measurements were statistically different regarding gender, with larger values for men than for women.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These observations suggest that gender is the only factor influencing the height and volume of the CP.
authors.affiliation: Master's Student, Department of Oral Diagnosis, Piracicaba Dental School, State University of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil. Electronic address: aamandafg@outlook.com.
authors.forename: Amanda Farias
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.affiliation: PhD Student, Department of Oral Diagnosis, Piracicaba Dental School, State University of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Yuri
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nejaim
authors.affiliation: Master's Student, Department of Oral Diagnosis, Piracicaba Dental School, State University of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Danieli Moura
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Brasil
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Physiological Sciences, Piracicaba Dental School, State University of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Francisco C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Groppo
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Morphology, Piracicaba Dental School, State University of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Paulo H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Ferreira Caria
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Oral Diagnosis, Piracicaba Dental School, State University of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Haiter Neto
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002508:Cephalometry / Q000379:methods*; D054893:Cone-Beam Computed Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D005145:Face / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008311:Malocclusion, Angle Class I / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008312:Malocclusion, Angle Class II / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008313:Malocclusion, Angle Class III / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008334:Mandible / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008437:Maxilla / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009295:Nasal Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012658:Sella Turcica / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012737:Sex Factors; D055815:Young Adult