Open AccessAnalysis of the greater palatine foramen in a Lebanese population using cone-beam computed tomography technology
Author(s) -
Georges Aoun,
Ibrahim Nasseh,
Saydé Sokhn,
Maria Saadeh
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of international society of preventive and community dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.476
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2250-1002
pISSN - 2231-0762
DOI - 10.4103/2231-0762.171594
Subject(s) - cone beam computed tomography , molar , medicine , maxilla , foramen , anatomy , cone beam ct , fibrous joint , population , computed tomography , orthodontics , korean population , dentistry , surgery , environmental health
The aim of this study was to describe the diameter and the position of the greater palatine foramen (GPF) in relation to adjacent anatomical landmarks in the maxilla in a Lebanese population using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) technology.