@article{article_1172556, title={Evaluation of the Inferior Alveolar Nerve with 3 Tesla Turbo Spin Echo Magnetic Resonance Imaging}, journal={European Journal of Research in Dentistry}, volume={6}, pages={73–79}, year={2022}, DOI={10.29228/erd.29}, author={Bozkurt, Melisa and Borahan, Mehmet Oğuz and Çimşit, Cagatay}, keywords={inferior alveolar nerve, mandible, mandibular canal, magnetic resonance imaging, turbo spin echo}, abstract={Introduction: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the inferior alveolar nerve’s position and nerve plexus within the mandibular canal (MC) with turbo spin echo (TSE) sequences of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Materials and Methods: The IAN position was evaluated retrospectively in 220 patients as right and left mandibles (n=440). IAN was classified according to topographical features and branches. MRI images were evaluated as the sequences of T1-weighted, T2-weighted and Proton Density TSE images with standard scanning protocols. Additionally, location of the nerve plexus var recorded as anterior, premolar, molar and retromolar regions. Results: Patient age was in the range of 7-81 years and the mean age was 37.23 ±16.38. Most common type was Type I (75.2%) which identifies a single major branch of IAN, followed by Type II (21.8%) that identifies inferiorly located and extended branching IAN, and Type III (3%) which represents IAN divides posteriorly into two major branches. Also, it was found that molar region nerve plexus (66.2%) was significantly higher than other regions. Conclusions: MRI is a non-invasive soft tissue imaging method and is an alternative promising modality regarding in the evaluation of IAN. Preoperative MRI examination may help surgical planning of mandible molar region to avoid complications.}, number={2}, publisher={Marmara University}