The Evaluatıon Of Cranıofacıal Structures In Conganıtal Unılateral Aural Atresıas

Abstract

The purpose of this study is the investigation of craniofacial structures by the help of frontal and lateral ce-phalometric radiograms in 13 adult individuals with congenital aural atresia. Frontal and lateral cephalometric measurements are evaluated using biostalistical methods. There are no significant findings except the decrease in Cg-Ag distance of anomalic side. There are no changes in craniofacial structures and mandible which bases from the same branchial arch with the external auditory canal. There aren't any similar findings about dentoalveoler charecteristics of congenital unilateral aural atresias and there is no corelalion between the craniofacial findings and the severity of anomaly.

Keywords

• aural atresia
• cephalometric analysis