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Acta Odontolgica Venezolana
Print version ISSN 0001-6365
Acta odontol. venez vol.42 no.1 Caracas Jan. 2004
RESUMEN
ABSTRACT
The elongation and mineralization of the styloid process is described in the literature
as an occurrence that may be asymptomatic or that can be manifested as a stylohyoid-
style syndrome or Eagle s Syndrome. This morbid state is characterized by a set of
signs and symptoms such as vague facial pain, discomfort when swallowing, limited
movement of the head, neck and mouth opening, otalgia, dysphagia and dizziness,
which may be mistaken for the symptoms of Temporomandibular Disorder. One of the
main diagnostic resources for elongation of the styloid process is X-ray evaluation. The
purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of elongation of the styloid
process in a totally edentate adult population. In this work, the authors analyzed 233
panoramic X-rays of totally edentate adult patients of both sexes from the screening
service of the Piracicaba School of Dentistry (FOP-Unicamp). Measurements were
made of styloid process images and those larger than 30 mm were considered elongated,
according to the literature. The images that did not allow for accurate measurements
were neglected. The findings were organized into tables and divided according to the
factors of age group, sex and predominant side. These data revealed that, of the 233
analyzed X-rays, 341 styloid processes were measurable, of which 50.1% (n=176)
showed a measure of more than 30 mm . Of these images, 64% (n=113) were taken
from females and 35% (n=63) from males. The mean values obtained were 33.5 mm for
the males and 31.38 mm for the females. With regard to the age group factor, the
highest prevalence was found in the 61 to 70 age group, with a percentage of 61.8%
(nt=110; n=68), followed by the 51 to 60 age group, with a percentage of 52% (nt=100;
n=52). As for the side, 159 images of the right hand side styloid process and 182 of the
left hand side were measured. A prevalence of 24% (nt=341; nd= 159; n=82) was found
for the right hand side and of 28,4% (nt=341; ne=182; n=97) for the left. The authors
concluded that the females showed a greater prevalence of elongated styloid process;
the elongation process was not found to predominate on either side; the greatest
prevalence of elongation of the styloid process was found in the 51 to 70 age group, and
a low incidence among individuals under 30.
Tomando como base a revisin de literatura, este trabajo tiene como objetivo
investigar la prevalencia de los procesos estiloides elongados, edad y sexo de una
poblacin adulta totalmente desdentada del servicio de tiraje de la FOP-Unicamp , a
travs de las medidas de la imagen de los procesos estiloides en radiografas
panormicas.
METODOLOGA
Figura 1. Imgen radiogrfica del proceso estiloide con medida mayor de 30 mm.
RESULTADOS
DISCUSIN
El elongamiento del proceso estiloide puede estar relacionado con seales y sntomas
que pueden confundir el diagnstico de los Desordenes Tmporomandibulares y
consecuentemente la eficacia de su tratamiento. Tomndose en consideracin la alta
prevalencia del proceso estiloide elongado en determinadas edades de la poblacin
totalmente desdentada, es importante que el Cirujano Dentista reconozca la relevancia
de este aspecto, y lo lleve en consideracin durante la elaboracin del diagnstico
clnico y el plan de tratamiento a ser elaborado.
CONCLUSIONES
Tomando como referencia lo anteriormente citado, este trabajo permiti observar que:
a) Hubo mayor prevalencia del proceso estiloide elongado para los individuos
de sexo femenino;
Cuadro 1.
SEXO
FEMENINO MASCULINO TOTAL
EDADES n t n (%) nt n (%) nt n %
- 30 3 3 (100) - - 3 3 1,8
31 - 40 9 4 (44) 4 2 (50 ) 13 6 3,6
41 50 33 11 (33) 14 7 (50) 47 18 10,9
51 60 76 37 (48,6) 24 15 (62,5) 100 52 31,7
61 70 70 36 (51,4) 40 32 (80) 110 68 41,4
71 - 24 11 (45,8) 17 6 (35,2) 41 17 41,4
TOTAL 215 102 (47,4) 99 62 (62,6) 341 164 100
Cuadro 2.
LADO
IZQUIERDO DERECHO TOTAL
SEXO nt n % nt n % nt n %
FEMENINO 128 62 48,4 112 53 47,3 240 115 47,9
MASCULINO 54 35 64,8 47 29 61,7 101 64 63,3
TOTAL 182 97 53,2 159 82 51,5 341 179 52,4
Cuadro 3.
E 35.09 (n=15) -
31 40 D 28.84 (n=4) 29.10 (n=9) 33.77 (n=2) 34.63 (n=4)
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