Location and course of the mandibular canal in dentate patients: morphometric study using cone beam computed tomography.

Location and course of the mandibular canal in dentate patients: morphometric study using cone beam computed tomography.
Folia Morphol (Warsz). 2019 Sep 30;:
Authors: Arias A, Venegas C, Soto N, Montiel I, Farfán C, Navarro P, Fuentes R
Abstract
The morphometric characteristics of the mandibular canal (MC) may vary according to the characteristics of the population studied. Correct location of the MC is fundamental for the indication and planning of different dental treatments, and it is therefore essential to have clinical parameters indicating its approximate location. The aim of this study was to describe the location and course of the MC by morphometric relations in the mandibular body, from the mental foramen to distal of the first molar, in dentate adult patients. We analysed 55 cone beam computed tomography (CBCTs) of male and female patients, aged over 18 years and with fully dentate to the first molar. In each CBCT we selected five coronal sections (A-E) of the mandibular body at different levels using the teeth as references. We determined different morphometric measurements in each section to relate the MC with the corticals of the mandibular body (m1, m2, m3, m4), their orientation to lingual (F) and the thickness of the mandibular corticals (B1, B2 and B3). The distance between the MC and the alveolar crests was greater in males than in females in all the sections. In general, in all the hemiarches, the MC courses away ...

Source: Folia Morphologica - October 2, 2019 Category: Anatomy Tags: Folia Morphol (Warsz) Source Type: research