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Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy
Published in: Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy 6/2019

01-06-2019 | Original Article

CBCT study on the relationship between lingula and antilingula position in a Chinese Han population

Authors: Keke Zhao, Yunwen Hou, Bo Zhang, Ruixia Wang, Hua Yuan

Published in: Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy | Issue 6/2019

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Abstract

Objective

The purpose of this article was to assess the anatomical relationship between the lingula and the antilingula by measuring the projection of lingula on the lateral side of the ramus on CBCT.

Methods

This study collected CBCT images of 204 mandibular halves in 102 Chinese patients without any damage. We projected the lingula to the lateral side of the mandibular ramus and examined the distance and position relationship between the projection point and the antilingula using three-dimensional computed tomography (3DCT) created by image software.

Results

In 204 sides the antilingula appeared in 92 cases, 52 on right and 40 on left. The antilingula was used as a fixed point, in four cases the lingula projection in the anterior superior part, 38 cases in the posterior superior part, 45 cases in the posterior inferior part and zero case in the anterior inferior part. Scatter plots diagrammatic representation in four quadrants centered on the antilingula showed that 79% cases (73/92) lied in a 90° fan shape ranged in 5–10 mm radius in the posterior superior and inferior quadrant.

Conclusion

The lingula mainly located in the posterior superior and inferior part from the antilingula in a 90° fan shape ranged in 5–10 mm radius. The osteotomy incision should be avoided in this area.
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Metadata
Title
CBCT study on the relationship between lingula and antilingula position in a Chinese Han population
Authors
Keke Zhao
Yunwen Hou
Bo Zhang
Ruixia Wang
Hua Yuan
Publication date
01-06-2019
Publisher
Springer Paris
Published in
Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy / Issue 6/2019
Print ISSN: 0930-1038
Electronic ISSN: 1279-8517
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-019-02224-9

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