Open AccessInferior alveolar nerve canal position in relation to mandibular molars: A cone-beam computed tomography study
Author(s) -
Konduru Vidya,
Jugajyoti Pathi,
Sanjeeb Kumar Rout,
Alok Kumar Sethi,
NC Sangamesh
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
national journal of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-3418
pISSN - 0975-5950
DOI - 10.4103/njms.njms_53_17
Subject(s) - medicine , inferior alveolar nerve , molar , mandibular canal , cone beam computed tomography , dentistry , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , mandibular second molar , orthodontics , mandibular first molar , computed tomography , surgery , botany , biology , genus
This study was carried out to prevent the risk of iatrogenic injuries to the inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) canal associated with various surgical interventions in the area of mandibular molars, by using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT).