THE ASSESSMENT OF ACCESSORY MENTAL FORAMEN USING CONEBEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY

Vũ Ngọc Quyết1,, Trần Cao Bính2
1 The Odonto-Stomatology Training Institute, Hanoi Medical University
2 Hanoi Central Odonto-Stomatology Hospital

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Objective: This study is aimed at assessing the characteristics of accessory mental foramen using conbeam computed tomography. Material and method: A sample of 150 CBCTs was selected and assessed. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data. Result: The accessory mental foramen was observed in 11,6% of patients. The mean distance between the mental and accessory mental foramina was 4,85±1,24mm. Conclusion: The accessory mental foramen, which shows continuity with the mandibular canal, could be observed in 11,6% of the subjects using CBCT.

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