Morphometric analysis of the mental foramen in a Syrian population by using cone-beam computed tomography

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Morphologie Pub Date : 2024-09-25 DOI:10.1016/j.morpho.2024.100914

K.M. Eskef, S.S. Zraiki

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Abstract

Introduction

Anatomical knowledge is crucial for addressing diagnostic challenges, ensuring safe procedures, and avoiding potential risks. Among the various mandibular anatomical landmarks, the mental foramen (MF) is particularly significant for dental procedures, especially surgeries. Therefore, it is essential to conduct a comprehensive radiographic evaluation of this region before performing such procedures. The purpose of this study was to investigate the size of MF and the distances from its border to the alveolar crest (AC) and to the inferior border of the mandible (IBM) in a selected Syrian population by using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT), and to detect any statistically significant effect of individuals’ factors, such as sex, age, dental status, and side on these anatomical parameters.

Material and methods

The study retrospectively analyzed 200 CBCT scans (400 hemimandibles) from 104 females and 96 males, grouped into three age categories: 20–35, 36–50, and 51–65 years. The hemimandibles were classified based on dental status into three groups: dentate, partially edentate, and completely edentate, and by side as right or left.

Results

The study revealed that the average horizontal and vertical diameters of MF were (3.48 ± 0.75 mm) and (3.01 ± 0.75 mm), respectively. Additionally, the average distances D1 (MF-AC) and D2 (MF-IBM) were (11.01 ± 3.68 mm) and (12.51 ± 1.56 mm) respectively. The study's findings indicated that age and dental status had a statistically significant effect on all the parameters studied, except for the horizontal diameter. Furthermore, sex had a statistically significant effect on all the parameters, while the side had no effect on any of the parameters investigated.

Conclusions

The results of this study suggest that an understanding of the morphometry of the mental foramen is essential for clinicians, which may assist them in performing dental procedures more safely and achieving successful local anesthesia. Moreover, individual factors should be taken into consideration.

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利用锥束计算机断层扫描对叙利亚人的精神孔进行形态分析

引言解剖学知识对于解决诊断难题、确保手术安全和避免潜在风险至关重要。在下颌骨的各种解剖标志中，精神孔（MF）对牙科手术，尤其是外科手术尤为重要。因此，在进行此类手术之前，必须对该区域进行全面的放射学评估。本研究的目的是通过锥形束计算机断层扫描（CBCT），在选定的叙利亚人群中调查精神孔的大小及其边界到牙槽嵴（AC）和下颌骨下缘（IBM）的距离，并检测性别、年龄、牙齿状况和侧位等个体因素对这些解剖参数是否有显著的统计学影响。材料和方法该研究回顾性分析了 104 名女性和 96 名男性的 200 例 CBCT 扫描结果（400 例半颌），并将其分为三个年龄组：20-35 岁、36-50 岁和 51-65 岁。根据牙齿状况将半侧颌骨分为三组：有牙、部分无牙和完全无牙，并按两侧分为右侧和左侧。研究结果显示，半侧颌骨的平均横径和纵径分别为（3.48 ± 0.75 mm）和（3.01 ± 0.75 mm）。此外，平均距离 D1（MF-AC）和 D2（MF-IBM）分别为（11.01 ± 3.68 mm）和（12.51 ± 1.56 mm）。研究结果表明，除水平直径外，年龄和牙齿状况对所有研究参数都有显著的统计学影响。此外，性别对所有参数都有统计学意义上的影响，而侧面对所研究的任何参数都没有影响。结论这项研究的结果表明，了解精神孔的形态对临床医生来说至关重要，这可以帮助他们更安全地进行牙科手术并成功实现局部麻醉。此外，还应考虑到个体因素。

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Morphologie Medicine-Anatomy

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2.30

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150

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25 days

期刊介绍： Morphologie est une revue universitaire avec une ouverture médicale qui sa adresse aux enseignants, aux étudiants, aux chercheurs et aux cliniciens en anatomie et en morphologie. Vous y trouverez les développements les plus actuels de votre spécialité, en France comme a international. Le objectif de Morphologie est d?offrir des lectures privilégiées sous forme de revues générales, d?articles originaux, de mises au point didactiques et de revues de la littérature, qui permettront notamment aux enseignants de optimiser leurs cours et aux spécialistes d?enrichir leurs connaissances.