Computerized skeletal scintigraphy for assessment of mandibular asymmetry

Journal Article · Wed Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1984 · J. Oral Maxillofac. Surg.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0278-2391(84)90010-7· OSTI ID:6203615

Cisneros, G J; Kaban, L B

Normal standards of technetium-/sup 99/m methylene diphosphonate (/sup 99/mTc-MDP) uptake in the jaws of adults and growing children have previously been established. This study utilizes the technique of skeletal scintigraphy for diagnosis and treatment planning in 21 patients with mandibular asymmetry. Diagnoses included hemifacial microsomia (n . 6), condylar hyper or hypoplasia (n . 10), and generalized mandibular asymmetry (n . 5). /sup 99/mTc-MDP uptake was measured in the right and left condyle, ramus, and body. Uptake was then compared with the known age-adjusted standards. The data were used to determine 1) mandibular growth activity, 2) normal vs. abnormal side, and 3) the effects of operative and functional therapy. The presence of end stage deformity was predicted when mandibular uptake reached the adult norm.

• Research Organization: Brookdale Hospital Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
• OSTI ID: 6203615
• Journal Information: J. Oral Maxillofac. Surg.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Oral Maxillofac. Surg.; (United States) Vol. 42:8; ISSN JOMSD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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