ArticleLa Radiologia medica2018
Mandibular canal branching assessed with cone beam computed tomography.
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- Anatomical variations of the mandibular canal and their clinical implications in dental practice: a literature review.Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA · 2021Pooled it
- Deep learning for automatic segmentation of the inferior alveolar nerve using a hybrid CNN-transformer framework.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Prevalence of Bifid Mandibular Canal: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.World journal of plastic surgery · 2023Review
- Prevalence of bifid and trifid mandibular canals with unusual patterns of nerve branching using cone beam computed tomography.Odontology · 2022Article
- Deep semi-supervised learning for automatic segmentation of inferior alveolar nerve using a convolutional neural network.BMC oral health · 2021Article
- Anatomical Variations of the Bifid Mandibular Canal on Panoramic Radiographs in Citizens from Zagreb, Croatia.Acta stomatologica Croatica · 2021Article
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purposeThe mandibular canal must be considered in dental procedures to avoid injuries of the alveolar inferior nerve. The occurrence of anatomical variations of the mandibular canal increases the risk of neurovascular injuries. The purpose of this study was to identify and describe the prevalence of mandibular canal branching (MCB) using cone beam computer tomography (CBCT).
methodsSeven hundred standardized CBCTs were selected. The images were evaluated for the presence of MCB and for the detection of pathologies that could affect the structure of the canals. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and the Chi-squared test.
resultsThe prevalence of MCB was 41.1%. There was no statistical difference between genders with the presence of the branches (p > 0.005). The highest prevalence was in the premolar and retromolar regions. Pathologies found in the molar region were frequently connected with MCB (77.8%), and the most common pathology related to branches was periapical lesion.
conclusionsMandibular canal branching presented a high prevalence in CBCT imagery, more frequently located in regions of the premolar and retromolar. An adequate diagnosis of the MCB is necessary to perform dental procedures and verify possible associated pathologies.
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