Open AccessThe location of the inferior alveolar nerve in the malaysian population: Implications for dental implant planning
Author(s) -
Sujaysen R Kumar,
Pravinkumar G. Patil,
Chan Soon Choy,
Abhi Veerakumarasivam
Publication year - 2020
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_553_17
Subject(s) - inferior alveolar nerve , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , molar , alveolar crest , medicine , dentistry , alveolar ridge , population , orthodontics , implant , cone beam computed tomography , mandibular second molar , anatomy , dental alveolus , computed tomography , surgery , biology , botany , environmental health , genus
The location of the inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) is generally constant in fully grown mandibles. If we know its average distance from the lower border of the mandible, available bone length from the crest of the edentulous ridge can be estimated by physical measurement of the whole length of mandible in that area. This study aimed to measure the superio-inferior distance of the inferior alveolar nerve (SIDIAN) from the base of the mandible in posterior regions on the right and left side based on cone-beam-computed tomography (CBCT) scans and to evaluate gender and ethnicity-related variations in the Malaysian population.