EVALUATION OF TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT CBCT FINDINGS OF OSTEOARTHRITIS IN DIFFERENT PATIENT GROUPS

Abstract

AIM The aim of this study is to evaluate the presence and findings of osteoarthritis based on CBCT images according to different age and gender groups. MATERIAL AND METHODS CBCT images of 764 temporomandibular joints (TMJ) were analyzed retrospectively. Osteoarthritis (OA) findings were grouped as normal or flattened, erosion, sclerosis, subchondral cyst, and osteophyte. These groups were evaluated separately for both sexes and for five separate decades. RESULTS While pseudocyst and flattening among osteoarthritis findings were more common in men, sclerosis was significantly more common in women (p