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Morphology, incidence of bridging, and dimensions of sella turcica in different racial groups

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Abstract

Objectives

This study was performed to assess the morphological appearance, incidence of bridging, and linear dimensions of the sella turcica (ST) in Bosnian and Iraqi subjects, and to identify associations of sex, age, and racial group with the size of the ST.

Methods

The digital standardised lateral cephalograms of 360 Bosnian and Iraqi patients (116 female, 64 male; age range 8–28 years) were retrospectively analysed. The following ST-related parameters were analysed on the lateral cephalograms: sella morphology, sella bridging, and sella size. The data were correlated with sex, age, and race.

Results

The ST exhibited a normal morphology in most subjects of both races (86.7%). The frequency of partial bridging was found in 38.9 and 37.2% of Bosnian and Iraqi subjects, respectively. A significant correlation was detected between the length of the ST and sex in both the Bosnian and Iraqi subjects (p < 0.05). A direct correlation was present between patient age and the size of the ST in both races at the 0.01 and 0.001 levels for depth, length, and diameter. When race was compared with sella size, a significant difference was found in the length and depth of the ST (p <  0.001).

Conclusions

Similarities were found between Bosnian and Iraqi subjects in the morphology, incidence of bridging, and linear dimensions of the ST. Length was the only parameter significantly associated with sex, age, and racial group. These findings could be used as reference standards for studying the ST in both races.

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This work was supported by the Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC) under Grant number CSC-2016368012.

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  1. Department of Orthodontics, School of Stomatology, China Medical University, Nanjing North Street #117, He-Ping District, Shenyang, 110002, People’s Republic of China

    Fenik Kaml Muhammed, Mohammed F. Shbair & Yi Liu

  2. Stomatology Key Laboratory Research Center, School and Hospital of Stomatology, China Medical University, Nanjing North Street #117, He-Ping District, Shenyang, 110002, People’s Republic of China

    Adil O. Abdullah

  3. Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, The University of Sulaimani, Zanko Street, Sulaimani, Iraq

    Zhwan Jamal Rashid

  4. Private Clinic, F.G. Lorke 15, 78000, Banja Luka, Bosnia, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Tamara Pusic

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Muhammed, F.K., Abdullah, A.O., Rashid, Z.J. et al. Morphology, incidence of bridging, and dimensions of sella turcica in different racial groups. Oral Radiol 35, 127–134 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11282-018-0328-x

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