Prevalencia de cambios morfológicos condilares en radiografías panorámicas de un centro radiológico de la ciudad de Cuenca

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of the morphological condilar changes in panoramic radiographs of patients who went to a radiology center in the city of Cuenca. The sample of the study was of 250 panoramic radiographs where we determined the general prevalence of 95.4% of morphological condilar changes, of which 59.8% were female, 61.5% were between 51 and 70 years old, of these changes the upper partial edentulism was 80%, Kennedy’s class III was the most prevalent with 56.5%; the lower partial edentulism was 87%, where Kennedy's class III was the most prevalent with 50.4%. In the specific prevalence, it was 77.6% for flattened condyles, followed by condylar asymmetry with 55.8%, erosion with 13.2%, subchondral cyst with 8.8% and osteophyte with 6%.