Determination of the position of mental foramen and frequency of anterior loop in Saudi population. A retrospective CBCT study

Al‐Mahalawy, Haytham; Alaithan, Haitham; Al-Kari, B.; Al-Jandan, Badr; Shujaat, Sohaib

doi:10.1016/j.sdentj.2017.01.001

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“…In our study, the MF was found to be symmetrical in the majority of the samples, which is in agreement with the results reported by others. 14,15,24,26,28 However, they found that position 4 was the most common position to be symmetrical, followed by position 3 whereas in this study, position 3 was the most symmetrical position followed by position 4.…”

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confidence: 61%

“…Racial and gender differences have been reported in the literature. 11,13,15 Previous studies on the MF location in White North American, British and Turkish populations found that the MF was located in line with the first premolar. In Asians, the MF was located in line with the second premolar where as in Africans, the location was posterior to second premolar.…”

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confidence: 95%

“…22,23 However, in this study, MF was clearly recognized in all samples as images were acquired using VR CBCT. Al-Mahalawy et al (2017) 15 used panoramic and CBCT images, whereas Naik et al (2017) 11 used dry mandible and Ngeow and Yuzawati used panoramic radiography (2003) 24 for evaluation of MF position and found that the most common position was in line with the second premolar (position 4) followed by position 3 which is the same finding reported in this study; however, this study examined the location of the MF using only VR CBCT images. In 2013, Von Arx et al 12 conducted a study to evaluate MF position using corrected.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Based on reports from different studies conducted on different populations, the location of the MF does show racial, ethnic and gender differences. 11,13,15,28 Therefore, the location of the MF must be assessed based on the individual population, without consideration of its location in other different populations groups.…”

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Location of the Mental Foramen Using Volumetrically Rendered CBCT Images

Alfaleh¹

2020

J Pak Dent Assoc

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OBJECTIVE: To determine mental foramen location using volumetrically rendered Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT). METHODOLOGY: This is a retrospective study composed of data from 200 scans of patients which were referred to the oral and maxillofacial radiology clinic. Localization was done bilaterally based on the relationship between the mental foramen and posterior teeth in their long axes. six possible position were identified (Position 1: anterior to the first premolar, Position 2: in line with the first premolar, Position 3: between premolars, Position 4: in line with the second premolar, Position 5: between second premolar and first molar, Position 6: in line with first molar). For analysis descriptive statistic were used (mean and frequency). RESULTS: In total, 200 scans were analyzed, 112 (56%) were females and 88 (44%) males with a mean age of 32.5 years (±13.1). Four hundred sites were assessed. The most common position of the mental foramen was in line with the second premolar (position 4) with a prevalence of 45.5%, followed by position 3 (41.5%). The prevalence of the other mental foramen position types combined (type 1, 2, 5 and 6) were 13% .bilateral symmetry was noted in 71% of the cases. CONCLUSIONS: Mental foramen location can be variable therefore, clinicians should be aware about this variation before surgical procedures involving mental foramen region. CBCT is recommended to avoid possible complication.

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confidence: 95%

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confidence: 99%

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Location of the Mental Foramen Using Volumetrically Rendered CBCT Images

Alfaleh¹

2020

J Pak Dent Assoc

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“…In the literature, the position of the MF was investigated in different ways and populations. Budhiraja et al ( 2 ), Udhaya et al ( 6 ), and Ilayperuma et al ( 7 ) evaluated it on dry skulls, while others used different radiographic techniques like panoramic ( 8 - 10 ) and CBCT ( 3 , 11 , 12 ).…”

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Assessment of the Mental Foramen Location in a Sample of Fully Dentate Lebanese Adults Using Cone-beam Computed Tomography Technology

Aoun¹,

El‐Outa²,

Kafrouny³

et al. 2017

Acta Inform Med

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Objective:The literature reports that the location of mental foramen shows differences among races. The aim of this study was to assess the mental foramen position in a sample of Lebanese population using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) technology.Materials and methods:In this study, we investigated CBCT images of 50 fully dentate Lebanese adults (23 males and 27 females). We assessed the horizontal position of the mental foramen in relation with the mandibular premolars in both right and left sides and the vertical position by measuring the distance from the upper border of the foramen to the inferior border of the body of the mandible. The data obtained were statistically analyzed using Chi-square test, and two-sided t-test. Statistical significance was set at p < 0.05.Results:In our sample, the mental foramen was mostly found in line with the second mandibular premolar in both sides and the mean distance from the superior border of the foramen to the inferior border of the body of the mandible was 13.0120 ± 0.98487 mm on the right and 13.0728 ± 0.96029 mm on the left.Conclusion:Within the limits of this study, we concluded that in our sample of Lebanese population, there was substantial variability in the mental foramen location.

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