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- Title
CBCT STUDY ON THE ANATOMY OF THE MENTAL FORAMEN AND CANAL IN ROMANIAN POPULATION.
- Authors
BABIUC, IULIANA; PAUNA, MIHAELA; MATEIAŞ, CLAUDIA; TĂNASE, GABRIELA; MIHAI, AUGUSTIN; MALIŢA, MĂDĂL1NA; COSTEA, RADU; BUCUR, MiHAI BOGDAN; IONESCU, CAMELIA; BURLIBAŞA, MIHAI
- Abstract
The aim of cone bean computed tomography (CBCT) in this study was to analyze the anatomy of the mental foramen and canal in a Romanian group of patients. Methods: 50 CBCT volumes of the mandible were used to study the morphology of the mental foramen and canal. The presence and position of accessory mental foramina and canals was investigated. Results: The mental foramen was located under the second lower premolar in 39% of the cases, between the two premolars in 55% of the situations and distal of the second premolar in 6% of the analyzed sites. An anterior loop was found in 50% of the cases. An accessory mental foramen was detected in 6,5% of the analyzed hemimandibles. Conclusion: CBCT technology offers valuable information on the anatomy of the mental foramen.
- Subjects
MENTAL foramen; MANDIBLE; BICUSPIDS; COMPUTED tomography; OPERATIVE dentistry
- Publication
Acta Medica Transilvanica, 2017, Vol 22, Issue 3, p61
- ISSN
1453-1968
- Publication type
Article