ArticleSurgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA2018
Anatomic study of the position of the mandibular canal and corresponding mandibular third molar on cone-beam computed tomography images.
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- Spatial Position and Anatomical Characteristics Associated with Impacted Third Molars Using a Map-Reading Strategy on Cone-Beam Computed Tomography Scans: A Retrospective Analysis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Neurosensory Deficits of the Mandibular Nerve Following Extraction of Impacted Lower Third Molars-A Retrospective Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Radiographic evaluation of mandibular third molars: an ex vivo comparative study between multilayer and conventional panoramic radiography.Clinical oral investigations · 2023Article
- Automatic classification of 3D positional relationship between mandibular third molar and inferior alveolar canal using a distance-aware network.BMC oral health · 2023Article
- Structural and CBCT analysis of mandibular canal microvessels expressing neurotransmitters in human cadavers.Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA · 2023Article
- Association of the Inferior Alveolar Nerve Position and Nerve Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Detecting 17 fine-grained dental anomalies from panoramic dental radiography using artificial intelligence.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Compression of the Inferior Alveolar Canal by Mandibular Third Molar among Images Taken from Patients Visiting Dental Imaging Centres of Kathmandu: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study.JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association · 2022Article
- Correlation of Panoramic Radiography, Cone-Beam Computed Tomography, and Three-Dimensional Printing in the Assessment of the Spatial Location of Impacted Mandibular Third Molars.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeThe positional relationship between the mandibular canal and corresponding third molars is a key anatomic factor of inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) injury. The aim of the present study is to classify the anatomic three-dimensional relationship between the mandibular third molar and the mandibular canal on cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) images.
methodsThis study used CBCT images to classify the positional relationship between the mandibular canal and corresponding third molars. CBCT images of 749 patients (1296 mandibular third molars) were analyzed to draw up a classification.
resultsOn a total of 1296 third molars, the mandibular canal relative to the roots of the mandibular third molar was on the apical side (88.1%), followed by the buccal side (7.9%), the lingual side (3.5%), and then between the roots (0.5%). Ninety-five (7.1%) third molars had a close relation with the mandibular canal, while 1201 (92.7%) third molars had no direct contact. The percentage of the mandibular canal contacts with the mandibular third molar was higher when the mandibular canal was lingually positioned.
conclusionsThe anatomic structures of the mandibular third molar and the mandibular canal may be helpful to make adequate surgical planning to avoid or reduce nerve involvement.
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