Examination of foramen tympanicum: an anatomical study using cone-beam computed tomography

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Deniz Y., Geduk G., Zengin A. Z.

FOLIA MORPHOLOGICA, vol.77, no.2, pp.335-339, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 77 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.5603/fm.a2017.0078
  • Journal Name: FOLIA MORPHOLOGICA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.335-339
  • Keywords: foramen tympanicum, foramen of Huschke, cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT), dental volumetric tomography, TEMPOROMANDIBULAR-JOINT HERNIATION, SPONTANEOUS SALIVARY FISTULA, DIGITAL VOLUME TOMOGRAPHY, HUSCHKE, CT
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: The foramen tympanicum (FT) is an osseous dehiscence of the temporal bone and usually closes by the age of 5 years. The foramen is located posteromedial to the temporomandibular joint and anteroinferior of the external auditory canal. The aim of this study is to define the prevalence, location and size of the foramen.