ArticleInternational journal of dentistry2020
Incidence and Anatomical Properties of Retromolar Canal in an Iranian Population: A Cone-Beam Computed Tomography Study.
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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
- Investigation of the Prevalence and Characteristics of the Retromolar Canal Using Cone-Beam Computed Tomography in a Turkish Sample.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Morphometric Analysis of the Mandibular Canal and Its Anatomical Variants in a Chilean Subpopulation: Cone Beam Computed Tomography Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- A Morphometric Study of the Retromolar Fossa and the Incidence of the Retromolar Foramen in Dry Human Mandibles.Cureus · 2024Article
- Anatomical Patterns of the Nasopalatine Canal and Incisive Foramen in an African Setting: A Cross-Sectional Study.Craniomaxillofacial trauma & reconstruction · 2023Article
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- Inter-observer reliability in cone-beam computed tomography assessment of the retromolar canal: A practical plan to improve diagnostic imaging.Imaging science in dentistry · 2022Article
- Prevalence and morphometric analysis of the retromolar canal in a Spanish population sample: a helical CT scan study.Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal · 2022Article
- Prevalence of retromolar canal and its association with mandibular molars: study in CBCT.Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectivesRetromolar canal (RC) is an anatomic structure, and due to increasing demand for surgical procedure in the retromolar area of the mandible, the identification of the retromolar canal has become an issue of clinical concern. It can innervate the third molar and some of the muscles around the posterior segment of the mandible, complicating surgical procedures in the retromolar area and root canal treatment of third molars. The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence and anatomical properties of RC in a western Iranian population using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) images.
resultsAt least one RC was observed in 22% of the mandibles. Its bilateral incidence was 5.5%. Two major types of canals were detected, namely, type I, following a straight or curved course from the mandibular canal (MC) to the retromolar area (47.3%), and type II, coursing from the retromolar area to the radicular part of the third molar (52.7%). Regarding linear measurements, the mean RC diameter and the mean distance to the MC, second, and third molars were 0.68 ± 0.31, 13.7 ± 2.8, 15.3 ± 3.0, and 7.3 ± 2.3 mm, respectively.
conclusionBased on the results of this study, RC was found in 22% of the cases; thus, it should be considered as a normal anatomical variation in the Iranian population rather than a rare finding.
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