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Lookup NU author(s): Dr Nisreen Al-NamnamORCiD
This is the final published version of an article that has been published in its final definitive form by Ektodermal Displazi Grubu, 2020.
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A retrospective study using CBCT scan was employed to locate and measure the diameter of 320 primary maxillary ostium (PMO) (n = 160 subjects) among the Malay and Chinese populations (Mongoloid race) in Malaysia. Image analysis was performed using the i-CAT Vision Software, employing the multiplanar reconstruction window in which axial, coronal and sagittal planes were visualized in 0.3 mm intervals. The mean diameter of the PMO was significantly larger in the Chinese than the Malay. Females had a larger size than the male and bilateral asymmetry was noticed, where the right side PMO was larger than the left side (p < 0.05). In addition, PMO opened more in the posterior third position of the hiatus semilunaris (61.9%) than an anterior and middle third. The PMO showed a statistically significant posteriorly placed position in the Chinese than the Malays and this was more evident in the right side PMO (p < 0.01). In conclusion, the PMO commonly opens in the posterior third of the hiatus semilunaris and its diameter is significantly greater in the Chinese female with evidence of bilateral asymmetry. This awareness is important during surgical intervention
Author(s): Peter SS, Nambiar P, Krishnan S, AL-Namnam NM
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Journal of International Dental and Medical Research
Year: 2020
Volume: 13
Issue: 4
Pages: 1365-1369
Print publication date: 22/12/2020
Online publication date: 04/03/2020
Acceptance date: 10/04/2020
Date deposited: 27/07/2021
ISSN (print): 1309-100X
Publisher: Ektodermal Displazi Grubu
URL: http://www.jidmr.com/journal/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/21-D20_1084_Nisreen_Mohammed_AL_Namnam_Malaysia.pdf
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