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Accessory mental foramina associated with neurovascular bundle in Korean population.

Authors
 Sang-Sun Han  ;  Jae Joon Hwang  ;  Ho-Gul Jeong 
Citation
 SURGICAL AND RADIOLOGIC ANATOMY, Vol.38(10) : 1169-1174, 2016 
Journal Title
SURGICAL AND RADIOLOGIC ANATOMY
ISSN
 0930-1038 
Issue Date
2016
Abstract
PURPOSE: To determine the prevalence and anatomical features of accessory mental foramina (AMFs) associated with neurovascular bundle using reformatted CBCT images in Korean population.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Three-dimensional, cross-sectional, and axial images of CBCT from total 446 patients were evaluated. To include only AMF associated with neurovascular bundle, the course of accessory nerve through AMF was evaluated on three-dimensional images. The prevalence, locations to mental foramen (MF), and distribution to the adjacent tooth of AMF were analyzed. Additionally, the distance from MF and dimension of AMF were measured.
RESULTS: AMFs were found in 36 (8.1 %) patients in the 446 Koreans. The prevalence rate of AMFs in male was significant higher than that in female (p < 0.05). Most AMFs were located anterior-superior to MF. The shortest distance between the center of AMF and that of MF was 5.80 mm (SD ± 2.90, 1.40-13.0). Variance of location of AMF in relation to MF was greater in the horizontal direction than in the vertical direction. In related to adjacent tooth, AMF was mainly distributed between the first and second premolars. The horizontal dimension and vertical dimension of AMF were 1.54 mm (SD ± 1.41, 0.70-9.80) and 1.44 mm (SD ± 0.41, 0.70-2.30), respectively.
CONCLUSIONS: Knowledge of AMF is important for performing effective nerve block and avoiding injuries to neurovascular bundles passing through AMF. Evaluation of the course of AMF in three-dimensional image of CBCT is effective for confirming AMF associated with inferior alveolar nerve.
Full Text
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00276-016-1680-3
DOI
10.1007/s00276-016-1680-3
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2. College of Dentistry (치과대학) > Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology (영상치의학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
2. College of Dentistry (치과대학) > Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (구강악안면외과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Jeong, Ho Gul(정호걸)
Han, Sang Sun(한상선) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1775-7862
Hwang, Jae Joon(황재준)
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/147151
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