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01-12-2018 | Original Article

Determination of presence and morphometry of lingual foramina and canals in Chilean mandibles using cone-beam CT images

Authors: Reinaldo Soto, Guillermo Concha, Sebastián Pardo, Felipe Cáceres

Published in: Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy | Issue 12/2018

Abstract

Purpose

To describe the presence and anatomical characteristics of lingual foramina and canals using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) in a sample of Chilean dry mandibles.

Methods

Cone-beam computed tomography images of 68 adult mandibles of indeterminate sex and age were analyzed. The description of number and position of lingual foramina were tabulated using a position regarding the mental spines (superior, between, and inferior to the mental spines). Area and diameter of the foramina and length of the canals found were measured.

Results

All the mandibles had one or more lingual foramen. The median was 3 foramina with a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 4. The most frequent positions were superior and inferior with 88% and 85% of presence, respectively. The lingual canal diameter obtained for the superior position was 1.04 ± 0.38 mm, for the between position was 1.02 ± 0.5 mm, and finally 1 ± 0.3 mm for the inferior position. The lingual canal length for the superior position was 6.38 ± 2.4 mm, for the between position 6.77 ± 1.33, and 5.38 ± 0.25 mm for the inferior position.

Conclusions

All the mandibles have one or more lingual foramina. The most frequent positions were superior and inferior. Many of the lingual foramina found were over 1 mm in diameter. The lingual canal length was over 5 mm for all the positions.

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Title: Determination of presence and morphometry of lingual foramina and canals in Chilean mandibles using cone-beam CT images
Authors: Reinaldo Soto
Guillermo Concha
Sebastián Pardo
Felipe Cáceres
Publication date: 01-12-2018
Publisher: Springer Paris
Published in: Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy / Issue 12/2018
Print ISSN: 0930-1038
Electronic ISSN: 1279-8517
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-018-2080-7

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Determination of presence and morphometry of lingual foramina and canals in Chilean mandibles using cone-beam CT images

Abstract

Purpose

Methods

Results

Conclusions

At a glance: The STEP trials

Springer Medicine

Abstract

Purpose

Methods

Results

Conclusions

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