Open AccessAssessing the variation in course and position of inferior alveolar nerve among south Indian population: A cone beam computed tomographic study
Author(s) -
Avinash Kavarthapu,
Thamaraiselvan Murugan
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/ijdr.ijdr_418_17
Subject(s) - mental foramen , inferior alveolar nerve , medicine , anatomy , cone beam computed tomography , mandibular nerve , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , alveolar crest , population , cortex (anatomy) , sagittal plane , dental alveolus , radiography , dentistry , molar , orthodontics , computed tomography , radiology , botany , environmental health , neuroscience , biology , genus
Trauma to the inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) is one of the complications during surgical procedures in the posterior mandible. Most of the time, this is due to inaccurate assessment of an operator from conventional radiographs. Lately, with the availability of advanced imaging techniques such as cone beam computed tomography (CBCT), precise location of anatomic structures has become a reality. This study was designed to evaluate the course and position of IAN in relation to the alveolar crest, buccal cortical bone, lingual cortical bone, and inferior border of the mandible using CBCT in South Indian population.