Pneumatized Articular Eminence and Assessment of Its Prevalence and Features on Panoramic Radiographs

Objectives: Pneumatized articular eminence or tubercle (PAT) is an air cell cavity in the zygomatic process of the temporal bone. Pneumatization of articular eminence may be seen incidentally on panoramic radiographs (PR) as a unilocular or multilocular, radiolucent defect. The aim of this study wa...

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Main Authors: Leila Khojastepour, Sanam Mirbeigi, Fatemeh Ezoddini, Noshafarin Zeighami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2015-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Dentistry
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Online Access:https://jdt.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jdt/article/view/294