Open AccessAnatomical Variations of the Bifid Mandibular Canal on Panoramic Radiographs in Citizens from Zagreb, Croatia
Author(s) -
Ante Miličević,
Ivan Salarić,
Petar Đanić,
Hrvoje Miličević,
Klara Macan,
Željko Orihovac,
Ivan Zajc,
Davor Brajdić,
Darko Macan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
acta stomatologica croatica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.391
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 1846-0410
pISSN - 0001-7019
DOI - 10.15644/asc55/3/2
Subject(s) - radiography , medicine , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , dentistry , orthodontics , mandibular canal , radiology , biology , botany , genus
The bifid mandibular canal (BMC) is an anatomical variation with reported prevalence ranging from 0.08 to 65%. Identifying anatomical variations of mandibular canal is very important in order to prevent possible complications during oral surgical and other dental procedures.