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ArticleBioengineering (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Correlation Between the Orientation of the Nasopalatine Canal and the Upper Central Incisors: A Comparative Radiological Study Using Cbct.

Alessia Lasaracina, Roberto Luongo, Sergio Aliota, Alessia Acquaviva, Calogero Bugea, Mariano Lauriola, Erda Qorri, Antonio Scarano, Sang-Choon Cho

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Article in Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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9 authors.

Alessia LasaracinaPrivate Practice, Via Niccolò Paganini 5, 70017 Putignano, BA, Italy.ORCID 0009-0007-8163-1830
Roberto LuongoArthur Ashman Department Perio/Implant Dentistry, College of Dentistry, New York University, New York, NY 10010, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7731-218X
Sergio AliotaPrivate Practice, Via Firenze 16, 71019 Vieste, FG, Italy.
Alessia AcquavivaPrivate Practice, Piazza Garibaldi 61, 70021 Acquaviva delle Fonti, BA, Italy.
Calogero BugeaPrivate Practice, Lungomare G. Galilei 133, 73014 Gallipoli, LE, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9960-9830
Mariano LauriolaLauriola Mariano Private Practice DDS, Via Scalette 41, 71037 Monte Sant'Angelo, FG, Italy.ORCID 0009-0008-7633-4652
Erda QorriDepartment of Dentistry, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Albanian University, Tirana 1001, Albania.
Antonio ScaranoDepartment of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, CH, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1374-6146
Sang-Choon ChoPeriodontology and Implant Dentistry, Ashman Department Perio/Implant Dentistry, College of Dentistry, New York University, New York, NY 10010, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

During implant placement in the upper anterior region, the nasopalatine canal (NPC) is a frequently encountered anatomical structure. It connects the nasal and oral cavities and contains critical blood vessels and nerves. Despite its clinical relevance, no study has yet assessed the orientation of the NPC in relation to the upper central incisors to aid in optimal implant positioning. This study investigated the parallelism between the NPC and the upper central incisors (1.1 and 2.1) in both the mesiodistal and buccopalatal directions. Data were collected from 226 subjects, and statistical analyses included Pearson's correlation test, a one-sample

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anatomical studyCBCTimplant placementincisive foramen

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