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- Title
Correlation between the Mandibular Lingula Position and Some Anatomical Landmarks in Cone Beam CT.
- Authors
Lupi, Saturnino Marco; Landini, Jessica; Olivieri, Giorgia; Todaro, Claudia; Scribante, Andrea; Rodriguez y Baena, Ruggero
- Abstract
Background: the position of the mandibular lingula (Li) affects the success rate of the inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB) and ramus osteotomies. This study evaluated the position of the Li, to investigate the anatomical relationship between the Li and some anatomical measurements using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT). Methods: 201 hemimandibular CBCTs of 111 patients (43 males and 68 females; 18 to 88 years old) were retrospectively evaluated. The Li location was determined from the lingula tip to: the occlusal plane, the anterior and posterior borders of the mandibular ramus, the lower border of the mandible, the distal surface of the mandibular second molar, and the mandibular notch. We evaluated the correlations between the Li and the anteroposterior diameter of the mandibular ramus; the vertical distance between condyle and mandibular angle; the mesial–distal diameter of the first, second, and third mandibular molar, the intercanine distance, the intermolar distances among the first, second, and third mandibular molars; the distance between the intermolar line of the first molar and midline, and the length of the mandibular body. Results: the vertical distance of the Li from the occlusal plane was 11.22 ± 4.27 mm. Some parameters significantly correlated with the anatomical measurements taken into consideration. Conclusions: the present study provides new information concerning the Li and mandibular anatomy in the Italian population. Moreover, by correlating some anatomic measurements to the Li position, the localization of the Li is made possible, indirectly through the measurement of some distances between anatomical landmarks.
- Subjects
MANDIBULAR ramus; CONE beam computed tomography; MANDIBULAR nerve; MANDIBULAR condyle; BESSEL beams; MOLARS; THIRD molars
- Publication
Healthcare (2227-9032), 2021, Vol 9, Issue 12, p1747
- ISSN
2227-9032
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/healthcare9121747