title: Styloid Process of the Temporal Bone: Morphometric Analysis and Clinical Implications.
abstract: Objective. To evaluate measures of the styloid process (SP) in Brazilian dry skulls.Methods.This study involves measurements of two points (lateral end posterior views) of 15 dry skulls held by the Morphology Department, Institute of Biological Sciences of Federal University of Minas Gerais.Results.There was a large variability for the length of left and right sides (in lateral and posterior views) of the styloid process. From the lateral view of the left and right styloid, the length of the SP ranged, respectively, from 10.22 mm to 69.73 mm and from 8.30 mm to 63.77 mm. From a posterior view of the left and right sides of the skulls, the values range, respectively, from 15.57 mm to 69.51 mm and from 15.64 mm to 69.44 mm.Conclusion.We believe that this study provides additional information about the frequency of elongated SP among the Brazilian population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Morphology, Institute Of Biological Sciences, University Federal of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Antonio Luis Neto
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-2211-9195
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Custodio
authors.affiliation: Department of Morphology, Institute Of Biological Sciences, University Federal of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Micena Roberta Miranda Alves E
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-6642-3650
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Department of Community and Preventive Dentistry, University Federal of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Mauro Henrique
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-8794-5725
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Abreu
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Program of Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Lucas Rodarte Abreu
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-6994-8508
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Araújo
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Program of Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Leandro Junqueira
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-0762-5535
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D015588:Observer Variation; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000033:anatomy & histology*