Shape and Size of Trigeminal Ganglion in Korean Adults

Son,  Oh-Young; Lim,  Jung-Kyun; Kim,  Hyo-Cheol; Park,  Chang-Hee; Kim,  Myung-Kook

J Korean Dent Assoc > Volume 11(10); 1973 > Article

The Journal of The Korean Dental Association 1973;11(10):663-665.
Published online October 31, 1973.

삼차신경절의 크기와 형태

손오영¹, 임정균², 김효철³, 박창희⁴, 김명국⁵

^¹서울대학교 치과대학 구강해부학교실
^²서울대학교 치과대학 구강해부학교실
^³서울대학교 치과대학 구강해부학교실
^⁴서울대학교 치과대학 구강해부학교실
^⁵서울대학교 치과대학 구강해부학교실

Shape and Size of Trigeminal Ganglion in Korean Adults

Oh-Young Son¹, Jung-Kyun Lim², Hyo-Cheol Kim³, Chang-Hee Park⁴, Myung-Kook Kim⁵

¹Dept. of Oral Anatomy, College of Dentistry, Seoul National University
²Dept. of Oral Anatomy, College of Dentistry, Seoul National University
³Dept. of Oral Anatomy, College of Dentistry, Seoul National University
⁴Dept. of Oral Anatomy, College of Dentistry, Seoul National University
⁵Dept. of Oral Anatomy, College of Dentistry, Seoul National University

Abstract

The shape, length, width and depth of the semilunar ganglion were examined in 30 Korean cadavers, which were used for dissection in Seoul Dental College from 1970 to 1973. The results obtained were as follow : 1. The semilunar shape with 4-6mm in width of the semilunar ganglion was the most common type in 86.7% 2. The length, width and depth of the semilunar ganglion were 17.1, 5.3 and 3.2mm, respectively.