Observational studyBMC oral health2024
Determining the position of the lingula and the mandibular foramen using the antilingula in orthognathic surgery.
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- Accuracy of Mandibular Foramen Localization Using Digital Orthopantomogram (OPG) in Middle Eastern Population.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe antilingula located on the lateral surface of the mandibular ramus has been served as a surgical landmark for the mandibular foramen on the medial surface for decades. However, whether the antilingula truly represents the lingula which is the bony prominence overlapping the mandibular foramen, or the foramen itself, is still unclear. This study thus aimed to examine the position of the antilingula in relation to three reference points: the lingula, the anterior and the posterior borders of the mandibular foramen, as well as to the reference plane used in the inferior alveolar nerve block, and to the posterior border of the mandible.
methodsThis observational study was performed in 113 Thai dry mandibles. The antilingula were identified followed by transferring the reference points to the lateral surface. The distances from the antilingula to the reference points, the reference plane and the posterior border of the ramus were then measured. Chi-square test was calculated for side-dependency of the antilingula. Paired t-test was calculated for difference in measurements in left and right sides.
resultsThe antilingula could be identified in 92.48% of the mandibles with 86.67 - 90.00% accuracy and 86.67% reliability. There was no significant difference in the presence of the antilingula on left and right sides (p = 0.801). Only 2.5% and 0.83% of the antilingula correspond to the lingula and the anterior border of the mandibular foramen, respectively. However, 85% of the reference points were located within 11 mm radius. The antilingula was found located 2.80 mm inferior to the reference plane and 16.84 mm from the posterior border of the ramus.
conclusionsThe antilingula does not concur with the reference points on the medial surface. Our study also suggests that the safe area for vertical osteotomy is 11 mm posterior to the antilingula or at 30% of the length from the posterior border parallel to the occlusal plane. The use of more accurate techniques in localizing the mandibular foramen combined with the antilingula is more recommended than using the antilingula as a sole surgical guide.
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