Comparative evaluation of The Eustachian tube in Iraqi individuals with cleft lip and palate and those without: A CBCT analysis

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Morphologie Pub Date : 2025-08-21 DOI:10.1016/j.morpho.2025.101063

N.A. Hassan , M.A.H. Mahdi , M.J. Abbas

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Abstract

Purpose

To contrast Iraqi patients with unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) with healthy controls and pinpoint any variations in the structural characteristics of the Eustachian tube (ET).

Methods

The CBCT used to scan a total of 100 participants, ranging in age from 13 to 40. Of those, 19 men and 31 women had ULCP, while 23 men and 27 women did not. The axial view was used to assess the auditory tube angle (ATA), ET diameter (ETD), and ET length (ETL). A P-value less than 0.05 was selected as the significant measure in the statistical analysis using SPSS version 25.

Results

The study highlighted that patients with ULCP had considerably lower ETL (26.04 mm), a narrower ETD (2.38 mm), and a bigger ATA (144.47°) compared to the control group (29.46 mm, 2.79 mm, and 133.09°, respectively). In addition, the ET variables showed a strong and statistically significant association between the study groups (r = 0.897 [ETL], 0.976 [ETD], and 0.964 [ATA], P < 0.05).

Conclusion

Patients with UCLP and controls showed substantial differences in the ET's dimensions and ATA. The study appreciated the use of CBCT to examine the ET's structural properties.

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伊拉克唇腭裂患者与非唇腭裂患者咽鼓管的比较评价：CBCT分析

目的对伊拉克单侧唇腭裂（UCLP）患者与健康对照者进行对比，查明耳咽管（ET）结构特征的变化。方法采用CBCT对100名年龄在13 ~ 40岁之间的受试者进行扫描。其中，19名男性和31名女性患有ULCP， 23名男性和27名女性没有。轴向观评估听筒角度（ATA）、听筒直径（ETD）和听筒长度（ETL）。采用SPSS 25版进行统计分析，选取p值< 0.05为显著性测度。结果与对照组（分别为29.46 mm、2.79 mm和133.09°）相比，ULCP患者的ETL （26.04 mm）明显降低，ETD （2.38 mm）更窄，ATA（144.47°）更大。此外，ET变量在各研究组之间表现出较强且具有统计学意义的相关性（r = 0.897 [ETL], 0.976 [ETD], 0.964 [ATA], P < 0.05）。结论UCLP患者与对照组在ET尺寸和ATA方面存在显著差异。该研究赞赏使用CBCT检查ET的结构特性。

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Morphologie Medicine-Anatomy

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2.30

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150

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25 days

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