VARIANT ANATOMY OF TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT MAJOR BONESTRUCTURES IN ADULT POPULATIO

9 | n u m . 2 | VARIAnt AnAtoMY oF teMPoRoMAnDIBULAR JoInt MAJoR Bone stRUCtURes In ADULt PoPULAtIon 23.95±0.12mm, while the antero-posterior size (the distance between the anterior and posterior sides) was 9.28±0.13mm.The inner-outer size was 2.5 times that of the antero-posterior one.The articular tubercle height was 10.31±0.15mm.The height of the articular tubercle was 1.5 times the height of the postglenoid tubercle.The minimum height of the articular tubercle was 5.5 mm, the maximum height being 15.8 mm.Depending on the articular tubercle height, the following types of its shape were identified: flattened (up to 7 mm), moderately prominent (from 7 to 12 mm), prominent (more than 12 mm).The moderately prominent type of the articular tubercle (9.92±0.10mm), which accounted for 65.1% of the observations, was the most common.The prominent type of the articular tubercle (13.21±0.13mm) was detected in 23.3% of the cases.Less common was the flattened type of the articular tubercle (6.56±0.08 mm), which accounted for 11.6% of the cases.The inner-outer size of the mandibular fossa was 23.5±0.27mm, while the antero-posterior was 14.24±0.11mm.Depending on the mandibular fossa width in the anterior-posterior direction, the following shapes were identified -narrow (up to 12 mm), medium-width (from 12 to 15 mm), wide (more than 15 mm).The mandibular fossa depth reached 10.31±0.15mm.Depending on the mandibular fossa depth, the following types of its shape were identified -shallow (up to 7 mm), medium-depth (from 7 to 12 mm), deep (more than 12 mm).The inner-outer size of the mandible head was 20.50±0.45mm, whereas the antero-posterior size was 9.51±0.11mm.The inner-outer size was 2.1 times that of the antero-posterior.The minimum width of the mandible head in the antero-posterior direction was 5.3 mm, and the maximum -14 mm.Depending on the mandible head width in the antero-posterior direction, the following types of its shape were identified -small (up to 8 mm), mediumwidth (from 8 to 11 mm), large (more than 11 mm).The most common was the medium-width mandible head, which accounted for 66.1% of the cases.