National journal of maxillofacial surgery最新文献

{"title":"NIRADS-based case assessment of post-treatment head and neck cancer and its clinical correlation: A validation study.","authors":"Aseem Mishra, Vertika Tewari, Shreya Shukla, Satyendra Narayan Singh, Varun Shukla, Sunayana Sarkar, Suddhasheel Roy, Sambit Swarup Nanda, Ravi Shankar, Komal Lamba, Abhishek Das, Akhil Kapoor, Ipsita Dhal","doi":"10.4103/njms.njms_57_24","DOIUrl":"10.4103/njms.njms_57_24","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The neck imaging reporting and data system (NIRADS) lexicon is aimed at surveillance of head and neck cancer during post-treatment follow-up using either a CECT or PET-CT scan. These recommendations standardize management, reduce interobserver variability, and standardizes scientific communication.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The primary aim of this study was to validate the correlation between the NI-RADS category and disease status on clinical follow-up and histopathological analysis. The other objective was to assess the status of primary as well as nodal site at least 8 to 12 weeks after definitive treatment on first post-treatment imaging as per NI-RADS.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>We did a retrospective review of maintained a database of patients treated with curative intent radiotherapy or chemoradiotherapy. The diagnostic accuracy of NIRADS was compared with the clinical follow-up and histopathological findings. Data was recorded using the NIRADS lexicon and analyzed using SPSS 25.</p><p><strong>Result: </strong>In our study, 37 cases were followed with CECT, whereas 111 were followed with PET-CT. We observed no significant difference between CECT and PET-CT for predicting recurrence in any of the NIRADS category. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and diagnostic accuracy of NIRADS to predict recurrence for the primary site is 61.54%, 75.21%, 34.8%, 90.1%, and 72.79%, respectively, whereas for the neck, it is 69.54%, 75.41%, 37.5%, 92%, and 74.32%.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>NIRADS score is strongly associated with positive disease in as Neck as well as primary. Increased use of NIRADS will lead to a uniform reporting system and improved patient outcome.</p>","PeriodicalId":101444,"journal":{"name":"National journal of maxillofacial surgery","volume":"15 3","pages":"392-396"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11737554/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143019529","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Serous otitis media as a cause for language delay following cleft palate repair-A case-control study.","authors":"Anjali George","doi":"10.4103/njms.njms_187_23","DOIUrl":"10.4103/njms.njms_187_23","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and objectives: </strong>Serous otitis media (SOM), also called otitis media with effusion (OME) or glue ear, is a collection of non-purulent fluid within the middle ear space. Children with cleft palate are more prone to develop this condition. This is caused by impaired eustachian tube function in cleft palate. They may present with hearing loss, delayed speech, and language development or poor social behavior. This is a significant cause of conductive hearing loss in the early speech-forming years of their life. Even after an early surgical repair of palate, speech and language defects are frequently identified during regular postoperative follow-up by speech-language pathologists. When identified, the approach to language delay varies across healthcare systems and includes watchful waiting, providing hearing aids to early otological intervention. The primary objective was to compare the incidence of SOM in children with and without language delay following surgical correction of cleft palate.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>A case-control study involving 63 patients was conducted in a tertiary care hospital with a high-volume cleft lip and palate center from June 2022 to March 2023. Thirty children with language delay were identified and grouped as cases and 33 children without language delay as controls. Tympanogram was conducted after the detailed otoscopic examination. Those with Jerger types B and C were diagnosed with SOM. The incidence of SOM in each group was compared statistically.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>About 70% of cases and 87.9% of controls had SOM. There is no positive correlation between the incidence of SOM and language delay (<i>P</i>-value > 0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>SOM cannot be identified as a causal factor for language delay after cleft palate surgery.</p>","PeriodicalId":101444,"journal":{"name":"National journal of maxillofacial surgery","volume":"15 3","pages":"428-432"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11737570/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143019604","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Comparative evaluation of submerged versus nonsubmerged dental implants - A prospective, clinico-radiographic, split-mouth study.","authors":"Punya Taneja, Gaurav Singh, Madan Mishra, Shubhamoy Mondal","doi":"10.4103/njms.njms_71_23","DOIUrl":"10.4103/njms.njms_71_23","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>To minimize the risk of impaired osseointegration historically, it has been recommended to insert the implant into the bone (submerged implants) and to allow for submerged healing of 3-6 months in the lower and upper jaw, this conventional technique is advocated. The concept of nonsubmerged healing was introduced in 1988 in which gingival former was placed at the time of implant placement instead of cover screw. The treatment concept of nonsubmerged implant placement enables early implant loading, one surgical procedure only, and a reduced treatment period for the patients.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>The aim of this study was to compare clinical and radiographic outcomes of submerged and nonsubmerged implants.</p><p><strong>Materials and method: </strong>A prospective split-mouth study of a minimum of 20 bilateral edentulous patients (total of 40 sites) was selected and randomly distributed in two groups: submerged and nonsubmerged implants. Patients were evaluated clinically and radiographically by assessing the patients on clinical parameters which included peri-implant probing depth, mucosal thickness, and width of keratinizing gingiva. Radiographic parameters were crestal bone height-distance between implant shoulder and alveolar crest compared from the bone level, on intraoral periapical.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Our results revealed that the marginal bone loss is statistically significant and has higher values in nonsubmerged implant protocol. All the other clinical parameters were statistically insignificant.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The nonsubmerged implants have reduced the chairside time of the patient, but have a comparatively higher crestal bone loss. Our study concludes that whether it is submerged or nonsubmerged implant placement protocol, under an appropriate oral environment, proper implant selection and methodology both the treatment modalities provide an overall similar success rate.</p>","PeriodicalId":101444,"journal":{"name":"National journal of maxillofacial surgery","volume":"15 3","pages":"439-447"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11737563/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143019802","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effect of submucosal administration of dexamethasone on postoperative discomfort after third molar surgery.","authors":"Divashree Sharma, Geeta Mishra Tripathi, Rajnarayan Tiwari, Ambrish Mishra","doi":"10.4103/njms.njms_4_23","DOIUrl":"10.4103/njms.njms_4_23","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>To compare the impact of submucosal dexamethasone (4 mg) administered after the onset of local anesthesia on postoperative discomfort after third molar surgery and compare the parameters with a control group that did not receive the drug.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 60 patients indicated for surgical removal of impacted mandibular third molars (mesioangular, Class II or III, and position B or C) were randomly divided into two groups of 30 patients each. After the onset of local anesthesia, the first group (Group A) received a submucosal injection of 4 mg dexamethasone adjacent to the surgical site, and the control group (Group B) received no drug. Pain, swelling, and trismus were recorded at follow-up visits on the 1^st, 2^nd, and 7^th postoperative days. Assessment of postoperative discomfort was performed by evaluating responses through a modified postoperative symptom severity scale questionnaire, which was administered to the patients on the 7^th postoperative day.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The difference in subjective pain values and the mean number of analgesics consumed was not significant between the groups. The difference in postoperative swelling was statistically significant on the 1^st, 2^nd (<i>P</i> < 0.0001), and 7^th postoperative days (<i>P</i> = 0.0152). The difference in postoperative trismus was highly significant on 1^st and 2^nd postoperative days (<i>P</i> < 0.0001). The difference in the mean total quality of life (QOL) score, Eating, Appearance, Daily activity subscale (<i>P</i> < 0.0001), and Social Isolation subscale (<i>P</i> = 0.0002) was statistically significant between both groups.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>It was found that the administration of submucosal dexamethasone resulted in significantly lesser postoperative swelling and trismus and better QOL outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":101444,"journal":{"name":"National journal of maxillofacial surgery","volume":"15 2","pages":"288-294"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11371291/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142135063","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Patterns and characteristics of maxillofacial trauma among children and adolescents: A Bi-institutional retrospective study.","authors":"Rahul Koul, Sanjeev Datana, Indranildeb Roy, Vivek Saxena","doi":"10.4103/njms.njms_178_22","DOIUrl":"10.4103/njms.njms_178_22","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Maxillofacial injuries in children and adolescents always present a challenge due to the peculiar facial anatomy in children. This study aimed to determine the characteristics and pattern of traumatic maxillofacial injuries in children and adolescents reported to outpatient departments of two tertiary care health centers.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Present study had a retrospective design, and the hospital records of all children and adolescent patients aged between 0 and 18 years, who had undergone maxillofacial fractures and were admitted for the same to two tertiary care health centers between January 2012 and May 2022 were reviewed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>77 patients suffered maxillofacial trauma with 115 fractures. The leading cause of maxillofacial trauma in the study was found to be road traffic accidents (RTA) followed by falls and sports-related injuries. Maxillofacial trauma was observed more in boys than girls, with an M: F ratio of 3.8:1. Out of 77 patients in the present study, more than half (51.9%) suffered maxillofacial trauma involving the lower one-third of the face, followed by the middle third (45.5%) and upper third (2.6%). A total of 11 patients (14.2%) were treated within 24 hr of sustaining injury. The majority of the patients, (n = 68; 88.3%) underwent open reduction and rigid internal fixation (ORIF), while 9 patients (11.7%) underwent closed reduction.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Pediatric maxillofacial trauma was mainly attributed to road traffic accidents. Lower one-third of faces were more commonly affected and an increasing trend of maxillofacial trauma was observed with age.</p>","PeriodicalId":101444,"journal":{"name":"National journal of maxillofacial surgery","volume":"15 2","pages":"246-251"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11371299/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142134987","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The surgical outcome of sutureless skin closures using Octyl-2-cyanoacrylate (Dermabond™) versus Steri-Strip™.","authors":"Neha Sah, Rohit Punga, Ajay Kumar, Peeyush Shivhare, Akhilesh Kumar Singh, Sonam Sah, Amlendu Shekhar","doi":"10.4103/njms.njms_102_22","DOIUrl":"10.4103/njms.njms_102_22","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Cosmesis is the primary concern for the patient undergoing facial surgery and there are numbers of well proven materials that are available such as adhesive tapes, subcuticular suture, skin adhesive or glue to achieve better cosmesis. The objective of our study was to assess the surgical outcome of sutureless skin closures using Octyl-2-cyanoacrylate (Dermabond™) versus Steri-Strip™.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>The present prospective study was conducted in 20 patients. Patients were divided into two groups. After subcutaneous closure of wounds, either Dermabond™ or Steri-Strip™ was placed. The patients were assessed for wound complication (erythema, tenderness, dehiscence or any discharge), scar hypertrophy and cosmetic appearance also time consumed in surgical skin closure was evaluated. Wound assessment, scar hypertrophy and cosmetic appearance were assessed by using Chi-square test. Time closure was assessed by using Mann-whitney U test.</p><p><strong>Result: </strong>Twenty patients belonging to all age group were included in study. Ten patients undergone closure with Dermabond™ and ten with Steri-Strips™. Assessment of wound complications, cosmetic appearance and scar hypertrophy was done. There was no significant difference found between both the groups, but 2 patients had fair cosmetic outcomes at one month and 1 patient had fair scar hypertrophy at 6 month. However, excellent cosmetic outcome in terms of scar hypertrophy at 6 month was significantly more among group II.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Octyl-2-cyanoacrylate (Dermabond™) and Steri-Strip™ provide similar outcomes in terms of wound complications. Cosmetic outcomes in terms of scar hypertrophy with steri-strip wound closure seem to be better and more economical.</p>","PeriodicalId":101444,"journal":{"name":"National journal of maxillofacial surgery","volume":"15 2","pages":"307-312"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11371292/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142134991","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"To assess and compare the outcomes of the cutaneous neck dissection incision taken by colorado microdissection needle, surgical blade and cutting electrocautery in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma: A prospective study.","authors":"Priyatam Mishra, Nitin Bhola, Anchal Agarwal, Mrinalini Mathur, Saurabh Pillai, Raj K Chakraborty, Shubhanshi Kangloo","doi":"10.4103/njms.njms_194_22","DOIUrl":"10.4103/njms.njms_194_22","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>To assess and compare the outcomes of the cutaneous neck dissection incisions taken by Colorado microdissection needle, surgical blade and cutting electrocautery in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>A prospective, randomized control, comparative study was carried out on 21 patients. These patients were divided into 3 groups containing 7 patients in each group. The intra operative and post operative outcomes were evaluated. Statistical analysis was done by using descriptive and inferential statistics using Chisquare test, Fisher's Exact Test, one way ANOVA and multiple comparison Tukey Test and software used in the analysis were SPSS 27.0 version and GraphPad Prism 7.0 version and <i>P</i> < 0.05 is considered as level of significance.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The time taken for placing cutaneous skin incision and blood loss was more in the surgical blade group as compared to the Colorado microdissection needle and electrocautery. Statistically no significant difference between the three group while comparing the cutaneous neck incision healing and post operative scar formation.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study proves the superiority of the Colorado microdissection needle in terms of time taken and blood loss with similar aesthetic outcome in terms of cutaneous wound healing and post operative scar formation when compared to surgical blade and cutting electrocautery.</p>","PeriodicalId":101444,"journal":{"name":"National journal of maxillofacial surgery","volume":"15 2","pages":"233-238"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11371293/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142134992","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Congenital bilateral nasal obstruction in neonate: Case report with review of literature for congenital nasal pyriform aperture stenosis (CNPAS) and differential diagnosis and management.","authors":"Anupama Satpathy, Arjun Dasgupta, Nittala Venkata Krishna Mohan, Chirajit Dutta","doi":"10.4103/njms.njms_49_23","DOIUrl":"10.4103/njms.njms_49_23","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Congenital nasal pyriform aperture stenosis is a newly defined clinical entity that causes nasal airway obstruction in neonates due to the narrowing of the pyriform aperture, which is the narrowest and most anterior portion of the nasal airway. As newborns are obligate nasal breathers except when crying, a child with bilateral nasal pyriform aperture obstruction presents as an acute airway emergency, resulting in apnea and cyanosis. This entity should be kept in the differential diagnosis of any neonate or infant presenting with signs and symptoms of upper airway obstruction.</p>","PeriodicalId":101444,"journal":{"name":"National journal of maxillofacial surgery","volume":"15 2","pages":"323-326"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11371286/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142135058","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Morphometric analysis of the supraorbital region for sexual dimorphism: A study on Brazilian adult dry skulls.","authors":"Allana Muniz De Lima, Silvio Antônio Garbelotti Júnior, Rafael Verardi Serrano, Luiz Felipe Palma, Luís Otávio Carvalho De Moraes","doi":"10.4103/njms.njms_145_22","DOIUrl":"10.4103/njms.njms_145_22","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Pelvis, long bones, and skull are good indicators of sexual dimorphism. In the skull, the supraorbital region is considered a highly sexually dimorphic part. Thus, the present study aimed to analyze the sexual dimorphism of Brazilian adult dry skulls using conventional and geometric morphometry.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Conventional morphometry was performed on 179 skulls, through the analysis of six linear measurements. For geometric morphometry, 89 skulls (right side) were selected and seven landmarks were considered. Generalized procrustes analysis, principal component analysis, and linear discriminant analysis were then carried out.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>All linear measurements presented differences between both sexes. Geometric morphometry showed that 77.05% of the sample variation could be explained by the first three principal components. Moreover, considering the centroid size, there was a difference in shape between the sexes. Geometric morphometry classified sex correctly in 77.32% of the skulls and conventional morphometry from 60.89% to 73.74%.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>According to the analyses, the supraorbital region presents significant sexual dimorphism in Brazilian adult dry skulls. Moreover, it can be analyzed efficiently by both conventional and geometric morphometry, although the latter seems to be slightly more accurate.</p>","PeriodicalId":101444,"journal":{"name":"National journal of maxillofacial surgery","volume":"15 2","pages":"208-213"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11371281/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142135067","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Presence of antilingula and its relationship to mandibular foramen-An anatomical study.","authors":"Satnam S Jolly, Jeevan Lata, Ravi K Sharma, Ruchi Vashist","doi":"10.4103/njms.njms_18_23","DOIUrl":"10.4103/njms.njms_18_23","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>Aim of this study was to evaluate the presence of antilingula and its relationship with mandibular foramen.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>In this study, a total of 50 specimens of dry human hemi-mandibles were studied to analyze the presence and relationship of antilingula to mandibular foramen. A 1-mm fissure bur was used to drill a hole perpendicular to bone from the deepest aspect of the concavity at the center of the mandibular foramen from the medial to lateral side, the drill perforated both the medial and lateral cortex of the mandible. The distance from the antilingula to hole was measured and recorded in both antero-posterior and supero-inferior planes. The data were collected and put to statistical analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>From this study, it was concluded that the antilingula was present in 90% (n = 45) of mandibles and was absent in 10% (n = 5) of mandibles. Antero-posteriorly, the antilingula was present anterior to mandibular foramen in 22.2% (n = 10) of mandibles, posteriorly in 57.7% (n = 26) of mandibles, and there was complete concordance in 20% (n = 9) of mandibles. The supero-inferior relation shows that antilingula was present superior to mandibular foramen in 97.8% (n = 44) of mandibles, and it was present inferiorly in 2.20 (n = 1) of mandibles.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Although vertical ramus osteotomy is not a commonly used procedure in these days. From our study, it was concluded that antilingula was present as an elevation in 90% of cases on the lateral ramus border and the mandibular foramen is present inferior and anterior to the antilingula.</p>","PeriodicalId":101444,"journal":{"name":"National journal of maxillofacial surgery","volume":"15 2","pages":"228-232"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11371280/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142134988","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}