VERTICAL ASYMMETRY OF THE MANDIBULAR RAMUS AND CONDYLAR HEIGHTS MEASURED WITH A NEW METHOD FROM DENTAL PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHS IN PATIENTS WITH PSORIATIC-ARTHRITIS

Vertical asymmetry of the mandibular ramus and condylar heights was me asured with a new method from dental panoramic radiographs. The study groups consisted of 45 psoriatic arthritis (PA) and 45 control(CO) mat ched pairs. Vertical asymmetry was calculated with the formulal \ (R - L)/ (R + L)\ x 100. Females showed no statistical significant differe nce in vertical asymmetry between the PA and CO pairs. In males howeve r, vertical asymmetry showed a statistically significant difference be tween the PA and CO groups among those aged 35-55 years (P = 0.008). T his group included four men with arthritis mutilans, a severe form of psoriatic arthritis.