FREQUENCY OF MANDIBULAR MEDIAL LINGUAL, LATERAL LINGUAL AND BUCCAL FORAMENS ACCORDING TO GENDER

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess the frequency of mandibular medial lingual, lateral lingual and buccal foramens located on the both lingual and buccal side of mandible according to gender by dental volumetric tomography.

Material and method: Dental volumetric tomography images of 190 consecutive patients were examined retrospectively. The frequency of mandibular medial lingual , lateral lingual  and buccal foramens were evaluated with respect to gender.

Results: Statistically significant differences could not be found in the frequency of mandibular median lingual, mandibular lateral lingual and mandibular buccal foramina according to gender. However, the frequency of mandibular lateral lingual foramina was higher in female; the frequency of mandibular buccal foramina was higher in male.

Conclusions: Dental volumetric tomography  can easily demonstrates presence and location of these foraminas. Maxillofacial radiologists and surgeons should be aware of these canals and their importance in order to prevent complications during implant planning and other surgical procedures.

Key words: mandibular foramen, dental volumetric tomography, accessory foramen, mandible

Keywords

• mandibular foramen
• dental volumetric tomography
• accessory foramen
• mandible

MANDİBULAR MEDİAL LİNGUAL, LATERAL LİNGUAL VE BUKKAL FORAMENLERİN CİNSİYETE BAĞLI SIKLIĞI

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı mandibular medial lingual, lateral lingual ve bukkal foramenlerin cinsiyete bağlı olarak dental volumetrik tomografi ile değerlendirmektir.

Gereç ve yöntem: 190 hastanın dental volumetrik tomografi kayıtları retrospektif olarak incelendi. Medial  lingual, lateral lingual  ve bukkal foramenlerin  sıklığı  cinsiyete bağlı olarak değerlendirildi.

Bulgular: Istatistiksel olarak cinsiyete göre medial  lingual, lateral lingual  ve bukkal foramenlerin sıklığında anlamlı farklılık bulunamadı.  Ancak, mandibular lateral lingual foraminenin sıklığı kadınlarda daha yüksekti; mandibular buccal foremenin sıklığı ise erkeklerde daha yüksekti.

Sonuç: Dental volumetrik tomografi bu foramenlerin varlığını ve lokalizasyonunu kolaylıkla gösterebilir. Maksillofasial radyolojistler ve cerrahlar implant planlaması ve diğer cerrahi işlemler öncesinde doğabilecek komplikasyonları önlemek için bu kanalların farkında olmalılardır.

Anahtar kelimeler: mandibular foramen, dental volumetrik tomografi, aksesuar foramen, mandibula

Keywords

• mandibular foramen
• dental volumetrik tomografi
• aksesuar foramen
• mandibula

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