Open AccessEvaluation of Mandibular Incisive Canal using Cone Beam Computed Tomography in Malaysians
Author(s) -
Jimmy Teong Sek Lim,
Wan Jing Kang,
Ranjeet Bapat,
Sham Kishor Kanneppady,
Rohit Pandurangappa
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery/journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.293
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0974-942X
pISSN - 0972-8279
DOI - 10.1007/s12663-018-1168-2
Subject(s) - cone beam computed tomography , oral and maxillofacial surgery , medicine , computed tomography , otorhinolaryngology , dentistry , orthodontics , plastic surgery , tomography , radiology , surgery
The risk of damaging the mandibular incisive canal (MIC) during surgery in the anterior mandible should not be overlooked. Hence, preoperative radiographic assessment is essential to avoid complications. This study was aimed to estimate the length of the MIC in the interforaminal safe zone, to analyse its course in relation to the lingual and the buccal cortical plates of the mandible using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) scans and to relate the above findings to age, gender, dental status and Malaysian races.