ReviewHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2022
Association of the Inferior Alveolar Nerve Position and Nerve Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- The Impact of Cone Beam Computed Tomography on Surgical Decision-Making and Risk Assessment in Mandibular Third Molar Extractions: A Prospective Observational Diagnostic Study.Tomography (Ann Arbor, Mich.) · 2026Observational
- Morphometric analysis of the mandibular incisive canal using cone beam computed tomography images.Head & face medicine · 2026Article
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- Automated assessment and detection of third molar and inferior alveolar nerve relations using UNet and transfer learning models.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Assessing the spatial relationship between mandibular third molars and the inferior alveolar canal using a deep learning-based approach: a proof-of-concept study.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Assessing the accuracy of artificial intelligence in mandibular canal segmentation compared to semi-automatic segmentation on cone-beam computed tomography images.Polish journal of radiology · 2025Article
- Factors influencing inferior alveolar nerve injury after extraction of mandibular third molar.Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal · 2024Article
- Relationship between the Status of Third Molars and the Occurrence of Dental and Periodontal Lesions in Adjacent Second Molars in the Polish Population: A Radiological Retrospective Observational Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- The effect of root orientation on inferior alveolar nerve injury after extraction of impacted mandibular third molars based on propensity score-matched analysis: a retrospective cohort study.BMC oral health · 2023Article
- The effect of different treatment protocols with diode laser on regeneration in axonetmesis ınjuries of the ınferior alveolar nerve: an animal study.Lasers in medical science · 2023Article
- Automatic segmentation of mandibular canal using transformer based neural networks.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundWe aimed to compare the relationship between the buccal and lingual positions of the inferior alveolar nerve canal (IAC) relative to the lower third molar (LM3) and the rate of the inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) injury.
methodsA systematic search was performed in the following databases: PubMed, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), Web of Science, and Journals@Ovid. No language or publication status restrictions were set. The publication year was set from 2009 to 2021. The process of meta-analysis was performed by Review Manager software (Cochrane Collaboration).
resultsA total of 1063 articles were initially searched and full texts of 53 articles were read, and 11 satisfactory articles were found. There was a statistical difference between the rate of IAN injury and the lingual position and buccal position of the IAC relative to the LM3 roots (OR, 4.96; 95% CI, 2.11 to 11.62;
conclusionA statistical difference was found in the rate of IAN injury between cases where the IAC was positioned buccally and lingually of the LM3 roots. The IAC was at a relatively higher risk of damage in third molar extraction when it was located on the lingual position of the LM3 roots.
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