PREVALENCE OF ELONGATED STYLOID PROCESS IN YEMENI POPULATION OF SANA’A CITY, YEMEN

Yusra Ahmed Ali Sharf-Aldeen; Hassan Abdulwahab Al-Shamahy; Tagreed Ahmed Al-Kabsi

doi:10.22270/ujpr.v10i5.1426

Yusra Ahmed Ali Sharf-Aldeen Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Sana’a University, Republic of Yemen.
Hassan Abdulwahab Al-Shamahy Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Sana’a University, Republic of Yemen. Medical Microbiology and Clinical Immunology Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sana’a University.
Tagreed Ahmed Al-Kabsi Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Sana'a University, Republic of Yemen.

10.22270/ujpr.v10i5.1426

Keywords:

Eagle’s syndrome, panoramic radiographs, prevalence, styloid process, Yemeni population

Abstract

Background and Aim: The styloid process (SP) is a cylindrical bony projection that originates from the inferior part of the petrous temporal bone, directly in front of the stylomastoid foramen. Numerous ligaments, muscles, and nerves are intimately associated with the (SP). When the measurement is more than 30 mm, it is deemed elongated. ES which is typified by a variety of neck and head pains, as well as tinnitus, earache, trigeminal neuralgia, and headache, is related to the elongation of the SP (ESP).The reason of the survey was to look into the ESP prevalence, shape, and calcification pattern in the Yemeni community in Sana'a City, as well as how these factors relate to subgroups and gender.

Methods: This study explored OPG of 1176 Yemeni subjects over the age of 14 years. Some radiograph together with a suspected SP was disregarded from the study. The obvious SP length was calculated by a single qualified maxillofacial and dental radiologist. The distributions of the SP according to sex, age, different types, styloid process length classifications, and differences in the mean length of the ESP in Yemenis were calculated.

Results: The study screened Yemenis for Eagle syndrome, with 35% males and 65% women, with 49.3% having the condition. Styloid process elongation was categorized into elongated type I (20.4%), segmented type III (15.4%), pseudoarticulated type II (2.9%), and type IV elongation due to distant ossification (4.3%). The mean length of the ESP was 29.97±8.17 mm, with no significant differences detected in different age groups.

Conclusion: With or without symptoms, panoramic radiographs are a cost-effective, readily available, and practical diagnostic technique for the early identification of an extended styloid process. Larger sample sizes, however, would be useful in determining how common this extended styloid process is among Yemenis in different areas.