Atypical courses of the mandibular canal: comparative examination of dry mandibles and x-rays

Knowledge of the course of the mandibular canal and its anatomic variations is of great importance in oral surgery, especially in preprosthetic operations and the insertion of endosteal implants and during the planning of removable dentures prepared in cases involving extensively atrophied mandibles...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of craniofacial surgery 2006-05, Vol.17 (3), p.487-491
Hauptverfasser: Bogdán, Sándor, Pataky, Levente, Barabás, József, Németh, Zsolt, Huszár, Tamás, Szabó, György
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Zusammenfassung:Knowledge of the course of the mandibular canal and its anatomic variations is of great importance in oral surgery, especially in preprosthetic operations and the insertion of endosteal implants and during the planning of removable dentures prepared in cases involving extensively atrophied mandibles. We review the literature on duplicated mandibular canals, which is based exclusively on radiologic findings. Then, we compare this with an examination of dry mandibles and further radiologic studies. The incidence of duplicated mandibular canals observed in macroscopic examinations of mandibles was substantially higher than that revealed by radiographs. One case involving a novel variation, a triple mandibular canal, is reported.
ISSN:1049-2275
DOI:10.1097/00001665-200605000-00017