The Comparative Study of Size of Sella Turcica in Different Skeletal Types In Local Population–An in Vitro Study

Dr. Priyanka Chintaman Saokar; Dr Sudhir Nawale

Volume : IV, Issue : X, October - 2014

The Comparative Study of Size of Sella Turcica in Different Skeletal Types In Local Population–An in Vitro Study

Dr. Priyanka Chintaman Saokar, Dr Sudhir Nawale

Abstract :

One of the most commonly used landmarks of cephalometric tracing is sella point. Any abnormality or pathology of gland could manifest from altered shape of sella turcica, to disturbance in regulation of secretion of glandular hormones. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to analyze the morphological shape and to measure the linear dimensions of sella turcica to determine if differences exist with different skeletal patterns. The radiographs are distributed according to skeletal class and gender; 30 cases of each class–1, class–2 and class–3 were collected with an equal distribution between males and females in each class (15– males and 15– females). The sella turcica on each cephalometric radiograph was traced on thin acetate paper under optimal illumination to find out length, depth and diameter of sella turcica. We observe that there is no significant difference between the three skeletal types with respect to the length and the depth. We notice that there is a significant difference in diameter between Class I and Class III; an increase in diameter size appears to be more common in Class III subjects, while a reduced diameter size is more prevalent in Class I individuals.