SynthesisOral and maxillofacial surgery2021
Identification of anterior loop in different populations to avoid nerve injury during surgical procedures-a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Variation in mandibular canal position in different sagittal skeletal patterns: a CBCT study.Acta odontologica latinoamericana : AOL · 2025Article
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- Automated segmentation of the mandibular canal and its anterior loop by deep learning.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- A radiographic analysis of the location of the mental foramen.The Saudi dental journal · 2023Article
- Bifid Mandibular Canal: A Proportional Meta-Analysis of Computed Tomography Studies.International journal of dentistry · 2023Review
- Prevalence and extension of the anterior loop of the mental nerve in different populations and CBCT imaging settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Imaging science in dentistry · 2022Review
- Evaluation of shape, size, and location of mental foramen in dentulous and edentulous among Saudi population using 3D cone-beam computed tomography.F1000Research · 2022Article
- Assessment of Anterior Loop of Inferior Alveolar Nerve and Its Anatomic Variations with Age, Gender, and Dentition Status in Indian Population: A CBCT Study.International journal of dentistry · 2021Article
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Abstract
Exact recognition of the anterior loop is very important to avert any injury to the neurovascular bundle during surgical procedures. The purpose of this review was to evaluate the prevalence and length of the anterior loop in different populations. A comprehensive search of Medline/Pubmed and Cochrane database was done. The focused question was the presence of anterior loop (including loop length) of the inferior alveolar nerve in mental foramen region in CBCT images of the various subjects. Articles related to the presence of anterior loop (including loop length) were only included. Initial literature search resulted in 3024 papers, after removing duplicate articles, 2821 articles were left. Two thousand seven hundred eighty-four articles were further excluded by the reviewers after screening the abstracts which resulted in 37 studies. Hand searching resulted in 2 additional papers. Seven full-text articles were excluded for not fulfilling the inclusion criteria. Finally, 32 articles were included in the review. Two thousand five hundred three subjects with anterior loop were found, which approximates 38% with 48.4% bilateral, 27.8% right side, and 23.8% left side. The loop distribution in males and females was also found to be different. There was highly significant (P < 0.001; I
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