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01-03-2018 | Original Article

Mental foramen and lingual vascular canals of mandible on MDCT images: anatomical study and review of the literature

Authors: Filiz Direk, Ismihan Ilknur Uysal, Ali Sami Kivrak, Zeliha Fazliogullari, Nadire Unver Dogan, Ahmet Kagan Karabulut

Published in: Anatomical Science International | Issue 2/2018

Abstract

The mental foramen and lingual vascular canals are related to vessels and nerves in the mandibular body. The aim of the present study was to determine the number and location of these structures and to make measurements of them. The archived Multidetector Computed Tomography images of 100 adult (15- to 70-year-old) patients were evaluated retrospectively. The diameters of the mental foramens and their distances from the front, back, upper and lower reference points were measured. The distribution of mental foramens with respect to the teeth was also researched. The presence of lingual vascular canals, and the number of median and lateral canals was determined, and the length of the median lingual vascular canals measured. All measurement parameters were analyzed by gender, side and age group. Eleven patients demonstrated a total of 15 accessory mental foramen. Median lingual vascular canals were observed in 100% of cases, with lateral lingual vascular canals determined in 32%. Significant differences were observed in the results of different gender groups (P < 0.05); in contrast, no significant difference was observed related with age or side. Accessory mental foramen was determined mostly in males, and unilaterally on the right side; also, the distances of mental foramen, except the distance from the back border of the mandible (P < 0.05), were found to be higher, bilaterally, in males. Variation of mental foramen, as well as the presence, position and size of lingual vascular canals can be clearly investigated by multidetector computed tomography. A preoperative knowledge of the positions of neurovascular and bone structures is very important for preventing complications that may occur during or after operations.

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Title: Mental foramen and lingual vascular canals of mandible on MDCT images: anatomical study and review of the literature
Authors: Filiz Direk
Ismihan Ilknur Uysal
Ali Sami Kivrak
Zeliha Fazliogullari
Nadire Unver Dogan
Ahmet Kagan Karabulut
Publication date: 01-03-2018
Publisher: Springer Singapore
Published in: Anatomical Science International / Issue 2/2018
Print ISSN: 1447-6959
Electronic ISSN: 1447-073X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12565-017-0402-1

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