a Record control number 000304755400005

a ISSN 0897-3806

a Original cataloging agency NEU GrandLibrary

a Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng

a Classification number QP31.2

b Item number .E93 2012

a Personal name Kalender, A.

h Medium Electronic Document

a Title Evaluation of the mental foramen and accessory mental foramen in Turkish patients using cone-beam computed tomography images reconstructed from a volumetric rendering program.

c Statement of responsibility, etc A. Kalender, K. Orhan, U. Aksoy.

c Date of publication, distribution, etc 2012.

b Name of publisher, distributor, etc Wiley-Blackwell,

a Place of publication, distribution, etc Hoboken :

a Summary, etc This study determined the occurrence and location of the mental foramen (MF) and accessory mental foramen (AMF) in Turkish patients using cone-beam computed-tomography (CBCT) with 3D-imaging software. CBCT scans of 386 sites in 193 (92 male, 101 female) patients were retrospectively analyzed to determine MF and AMF occurrence, sizes, and locations. Digital imaging and communications in medicine (DICOM) data were transferred to surface-rendering software to generate 3D images. Distances between the MF and AMF and from both foramina to the alveolar ridge and to the closest tooth were measured. Differences in AMF incidence by sex, side, and location were evaluated using chi-squared tests, and MF and AMF measurements were evaluated using MannWhitney U-tests. AMFs were observed in 6.5% of patients and were most commonly in an anteroinferior location. Mean AMF size did not differ significantly by sex or side [males: horizontal = 1.5 mm (1.02.4 mm), vertical = 1.4 mm (0.82.4 mm); females: horizontal = 1.5 mm (0.83 mm), vertical = 1.3 mm (0.82.1 mm); P > 0.05]. Males showed significantly greater mean vertical and horizontal MF dimensions compared with females [males: horizontal = 3.9 mm (1.07.0 mm), vertical = 3.6 mm (1.27.0 mm); females: horizontal = 3.5 mm (1.35.6 mm), vertical = 3.3 mm (0.85.8 mm); P < 0.05]. Awareness of the AMF is important to avoid mental nerve damage during surgical intervention and anesthetic applications. CBCT is useful for AMF detection, distributes less ionizing radiation, and allows 3D imaging. Clin. Anat. 25:584592, 2012. (C) 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Near East University Article

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi Makale

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Anatomy

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Accessory mental foramen

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Prevalence

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Cone-Beam Computed Tomography

g Relationship information JUL 2012, Vol 25 Issue 5, p584-592

t Title Clinical Anatomy

x International Standard Serial Number 08973806

u Uniform Resource Identifier http://library.neu.edu.tr:2048/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ca.21277