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Evaluation of superior semicircular canal bony roof morphology and adjacent pneumatization patterns in children using cone beam computed tomography: a retrospective study.

BMC oral health · Dogan ME, Yuvarlakbas SD, Alkan Ş, Erdemes S · 2026-07-22

Researchers used CBCT scans to identify and categorize the different structural patterns of the superior semicircular canal roof in 125 children aged 4–17 years, finding the normal pattern most common with no significant differences by age, sex, or side.

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