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Anatomical variations of the mandibular canal and their clinical implications in dental practice: a literature review.
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- Is the presence of accessory mandibular canals associated with the dimensions of the mandibular canal?Acta odontologica Scandinavica · 2025Article
- Unique anomalous in the main mental foramen opening, mandibular canal pathway, and size and shape of genial tubercles: A case report.Radiology case reports · 2024Article
- Morphometric Analysis of the Mandibular Canal and Its Anatomical Variants in a Chilean Subpopulation: Cone Beam Computed Tomography Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Prevalence and Anatomical Characteristics of Bifid and Trifid Mandibular Canals: A Computer Tomography Analysis.Oral health & preventive dentistry · 2024Article
- Bifurcation of the mandibular canal according to sex, age, and facial skeletal pattern: a morphological and morphometric study of cone beam computed tomography.Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA · 2024Article
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- Morphological Characteristics of the Double Mental Foramen and Its Relevance in Clinical Practice: An Observational Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Bifid Mandibular Canal: A Proportional Meta-Analysis of Computed Tomography Studies.International journal of dentistry · 2023Review
- What are the retromolar and bifid/trifid mandibular canals as seen on cone-beam computed tomography? Revisiting classic gross anatomy of the inferior alveolar nerve and correcting terminology.Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA · 2022Review
- Prevalence and Characterization of bifid mandibular Canal Using Cone Beam Computed Tomography: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study in Saudi Arabia.Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dentistry · 2022Article
- Bifid Mandibular Canals: A Pediatric Case Series with Clinical Implications.International journal of clinical pediatric dentistryArticle
- The Real Anatomy of Mandibular Canal: "New Features and Prospectives in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery".In vivo (Athens, Greece)Review
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Abstract
introductionThe anatomical variations of the mandibular canal have been described according to the number of additional branches it presents, bifid and trifid. Within the bifids we can also find subtypes of variations such as the retromolar mandibular canal. These anatomical variations can have important clinical implications for the work of dental professionals.
methodsA systematic search of the literature was carried out in different databases that met the following criteria: articles published between 2000 and 2020, and articles that established a clinical correlation with variations in the mandibular canal.
resultsAfter applying inclusion and exclusion criteria, 32 articles were obtained, in which the variations of the mandibular canal were identified, their prevalence and incidence, which was very varied between the different articles, it was also found that the CBCT was the main technique to identify the anatomical variations of the mandibular canal. Lastly, the anatomical variations of the mandibular canal have a direct clinical correlation with pre-surgical, intra-surgical and postsurgical complications in pathologies that require surgical intervention.
conclusionsThe anatomical variations of the mandibular canal have a high incidence, so knowing them is of vital importance both for clinicians and anatomy professors who provide morphological training. We believe that research should focus on describing and diagnosing the causes of these anatomical variations. That said, there is also a continuous challenge for all health professionals to learn about the different anatomical variations that the human body presents and how these can affect clinical practice.
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