CBCT STUDY ON THE ANATOMY OF THEMENTAL FORAMEN AND CANAL IN ROMANIAN POPULATION
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.
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