Open AccessCanalis Sinuosus and radiographic procedures in the region of anterior maxilla
Author(s) -
Jun Ho Kim,
Reinaldo Abdala Júnior,
Eduardo Massaharu Aoki,
Marina Gazzano Baladi,
Arthur Rodríguez González Cortes,
Plauto Christopher Aranha Watanabe,
Emiko Saito Arita
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
clinical and laboratorial research in dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2357-8041
DOI - 10.11606/issn.2357-8041.clrd.2015.122112
Subject(s) - neurovascular bundle , anterior maxilla , medicine , radiography , cone beam computed tomography , maxilla , anatomy , radiology , orthodontics , computed tomography
The Canalis Sinuosus (CS) is known as an anatomical variation of anterior superior alveolar nerve being a neurovascular bundle. Frequently, the anterior maxillary region receives surgical interventions of different specialties. The knowledge concerning anatomical structures in this region, is crucial to reach predictable and safe surgical procedures. The overlapping of anatomical structures in conventional imaging examinations have a limit in observing neurovascular canal, such as the CS. Thus, Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) images may give a great support in preoperative planning, since it allows the three-dimensional reconstruction of the anatomical details of its structures. In this report, the author describes an implant rehabilitation that may have possibly injured the anterior superior alveolar nerve.