Prevalence of elongated styloid process in Saudi population of Aseer region

Abstract

Objective:The study was performed to investigate the prevalence, morphology and calcification pattern of elongated styloid process in Saudi population of Aseer (Southern) region and its relation to gender and sub-age groups.Materials and Methods:This study was analyzed digital panoramic radiographs of 1,162 adults. Any radiograph with questionable styloid process was excluded from the study. The apparent length of the styloid process was measured by a single experienced dental and maxillofacial Radiologist. The elongated styloid process was classified with the radiographic appearance based on the morphology and calcification pattern. The data were analyzed by using Student's t-test and Chi-square test with P value less than 0.05.Results:A total of 1,085 Digital panoramic radiographs showed elongated styloid process of which 686 (63.2%) were noticed in males and 399 (36.8%) were noticed in female patients. There was a statistical significant difference noticed in the mean difference of elongated styloid process between 20-29, 50-59 and 60 years and above sub-age groups. The elongated styloid process was more prevalent in elderly aged male patients (P < 0.05). Type I morphology with calcified out line (a) was the most frequent pattern of calcification noticed in the present study.Conclusion:The panoramic radiographs are economical, easily accessible and useful diagnostic tool for early detection of elongated styloid process with or without symptoms. However, studies with larger sample size would further help to assess the prevalence of this elongated styloid process in Saudi population of various other regions.

Prevalence and pattern of the elongated styloid process among geriatric patients in Saudi Arabia

“…This finding was in accordance with Bozkir et al,19 Vadgaonkar et al,22 Roopashri et al23 and Shaik et al30 However, More and Aarani27 observed that the elongated styloid process was more common on the right side in their study population. Ilgüy et al6 and Custodio et al31 observed no difference in the length of the styloid process when the sides were compared.…”

The styloid process: Morphological variations in South Indian population

“…Most of the studies from different parts of the world have shown type 1 being the most common type of the styloid process, followed by type 2 and type 3 similar to our study [ Table 4]. [7,8,[10][11][12] Most of the studies have shown the type A as the most common pattern of calcification [7,10,11] [ Table 5]. In our study, type D was the most common pattern of calcification seen followed by type A.…”

“…[6] Therefore, it is necessary to define the type of elongation and calcification of each styloid in order to describe its radiographic appearance. [7] Awareness about the clinical and radiologic presentation of the styloid process elongation is important for all health practitioners involved in the diagnosis and treatment of head and neck pain. Eagle syndrome, sometimes called styloid or stylohyoid syndrome, is defined as the symptomatic elongation of the styloid process or mineralization of the stylohyoid ligament complex.…”

Morphological assessment of the stylohyoid complex variations with cone beam computed tomography in a Turkish population

“…Putative normal length and prevalence values on previous studies are shown in Table 8. Prevalence of elongated SHC varies between 4.5% and 63.2% in studies which proposed 30 mm as normal length [5,13,18,22,28,30,35,37,40]. Andrei et al [1] determined the normal length of SHC as 35 mm and they reported the prevalence of elongated SHC as 40% in their CBCT study.…”