ArticleJournal of International Society of Preventive & Community Dentistry2015
Analysis of the greater palatine foramen in a Lebanese population using cone-beam computed tomography technology.
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- Morphometric assessment of the greater palatine foramen in a Saudi patient sample: a CBCT study.The Saudi dental journal · 2026Article
- Morphological analysis of the greater palatine foramen in babies and children: anesthetic and surgical approach.Anatomical science international · 2026Article
- Evaluation of Morphology and Location of Greater Palatine Foramen (GPF) in Different Sagittal Facial Types: A CBCT Study in an Iranian Adult Population.International journal of dentistry · 2025Article
- Gender-Specific Variations in Greater Palatine Foramen Anatomy: Insights from CBCT Scans in the North Cyprus Population.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2024Article
- Computed tomographic features of adenoid cystic carcinoma in the palate.Cancer imaging : the official publication of the International Cancer Imaging Society · 2019Article
- Anatomical characteristics of greater palatine foramen: a novel point of view.Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA · 2017Article
- New supplemental landmark for the greater palatine foramen as found deep to soft tissue: application for the greater palatine nerve block.Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA · 2017Article
- Radio-anatomical Study of the Greater Palatine Canal and the Pterygopalatine Fossa in a Lebanese Population: A Consideration for Maxillary Nerve Block.Journal of clinical imaging science · 2016Article
- A cone beam computed tomographic analysis of the greater palatine foramen in a cohort of Sri Lankans.Journal of oral biology and craniofacial researchArticle
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim of this study was to describe the diameter and the position of the greater palatine foramen (GPF) in relation to adjacent anatomical landmarks in the maxilla in a Lebanese population using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) technology. MATERIALS AND
methodsCBCT images of 58 Lebanese adult patients were included in this study and a total of 116 GPF were evaluated bilaterally. The diameter of the GPF and its position relative to the maxillary molars, and distances to the midline maxillary suture and to the anterior nasal spine were analyzed.
resultsOf all foramina assessed, 41.38% were located opposite to the third molar, 29.31% were distal to it, 27.59% were between the second and the third, and only 1.72% were opposite to the second. The average diameter was 5.633 mm on the right and 5.723 mm on the left, and the average distances to midline maxillary suture and anterior nasal spine were 16.228 mm and 48.294 mm on the right and 14.907 mm and 48.122 mm on the left, respectively.
conclusionWithin the limits of this study, we conclude that in Lebanese patients, the GPF location is variable, very rarely opposite to the second molar, and more closely related to the third, but may present mesial or distal to it in one-fourth of patients.
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