A rare anatomic variation: Triple mental foramina

Predoiu, Mihai; Rusu, Mugurel Constantin; Chirita, Andrei Leonid

doi:10.1016/j.morpho.2019.04.004

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“…Several studies have been published in the literature demonstrating the presence of accessory mental foramina [5][6][7][8]. These accessory mental foramina have been coined with several different terminologies in the literature, such as accessory mental foramina, multiple mental foramina, bifurcated or double mental foramina, or even trifurcated mental foramina [4,[8][9][10]. A thorough three-dimensional evaluation of the critical anatomical structures is important whenever any surgical intervention is planned in the area to avoid injury to these structures and subsequent potential complications.…”

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Trifurcated Mental Foramina: A Cone-Beam Computed Tomography Incidental Finding During the Implant Treatment Planning

Vyas¹,

Gohel²

2023

Cureus

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The mental foramen is a known skull anatomical structure located bilaterally on the mandible along the buccal cortical plate. It is located approximately between the roots of premolars in the anteroposterior dimension, and its supero-inferior level on the alveolar height varies in every individual. The position of the mental foramen is very crucial when surgical interventions are planned in the area. An accessory mental foramina can be very well detected in the three-dimensional (3D) imaging modality, especially in 3D volume rendering images. It can still be appreciated in two-dimensional (2D) imaging modalities such as a panoramic; however, at times it can be confused with periapical pathology, especially in cases where caries are present in the teeth. Three-dimensional imaging modality plays a critical role in identifying such anatomical variation, and hence, it is important to evaluate any surgical site in three dimensions prior to surgical intervention.

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Trifurcated Mental Foramina: A Cone-Beam Computed Tomography Incidental Finding During the Implant Treatment Planning

Vyas¹,

Gohel²

2023

Cureus

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“…The articles that were included in the IAC/IANC group were excluded from this group. The most recent, consecutive 50 articles containing “mandibular canal” but neither “inferior alveolar canal” nor “inferior alveolar nerve canal” were included (defined as the MC group) (Abd Fattah, Hariri, Nambiar, Abu Bakar, & Abdul Rahman, 2019; Al‐Shayyab, Qabba'ah, Alsoleihat, & Baqain, 2019; Alves, Dias, Mansa, & Machado, 2020; Arias et al, 2019; Bosykh, Turkina, Franco, Franco, & Makeeva, 2019; Bozkurt & Görürgöz, 2019; Burian et al, 2019; Cârstocea, Săndulescu, Hostiuc, & Rusu, 2020; M. H. Chen et al, 2019; Costa et al, 2019; Esposito et al, 2019; Felice et al, 2019; Felice, Barausse, Pistilli, Ippolito, & Esposito, 2019; Fistarol, De Stavola, Fincato, & Bressan, 2019; Freire, Nascimento, Vasconcelos, Freitas, & Haiter‐Neto, 2019; Friedrich, Matschke, & Wilczak, 2019; Iwanaga et al, 2020, 2020; Iwanaga, Wong, Kikuta, & Tubbs, 2019; Kalabalik & Aytuğar, 2019; Koç, Eroğlu, & Bilgili, 2019; Komal, Bedi, Wadhwani, Aurora, & Chauhan, 2020; K. C. Lee, Yoon, Philipone, & Peters, 2019; Liye et al, 2019; Matsuda, Yoshimura, & Sano, 2019; Matzen, Petersen, Schropp, & Wenzel, 2019; Matzen, Villefrance, Nørholt, Bak, & Wenzel, 2020; Munhoz, Arita, Nishimura, & Watanabe, 2019; Na et al, 2019; Ngeow & Chai, 2020a, 2020b; Nicol, Loncle, Pasquet, & Vacher, 2019; Okumuş & Dumlu, 2019; Oliveira et al, 2019; Ozdede, 2020; Pedersen, Matzen, Hermann, & Nørholt, 2019; Predoiu, Rusu, & Chiriţă, 2019; Puciło, Lipski, Sroczyk‐Jaszczyńska, Puciło, & Nowicka, 2020; Raju et al, 2019; Sahl, Alqahtani, Alqahtani, & Gallez, 2018; Satir, 2019; Sholapurkar & Davies, 2019; Sinha et al, 2019; Sun et al, 2019; Tereshchuk & Sukharev, 2019; Uğur Ay...…”

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Mandibular canal vs. inferior alveolar canal: Evidence‐based terminology analysis

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Introduction The mandibular canal, as it was formerly named in Terminologia Anatomica (TA), has also been called the inferior alveolar (nerve) canal in many scientific publications. This study was conducted to investigate how these terms have been understood in different regions and different areas of expertise and to discuss the appropriate future application of the term “mandibular canal.” Methods A literature search was conducted using PubMed, and articles using different terms for this structure were classified into two groups, inferior alveolar canal/inferior alveolar nerve canal (IAC/IANC) and the mandibular canal (MC). The 50 most recent articles in each group were included. Publication year, journal title, country of the first author, and affiliation of all authors were recorded in both groups for all 100 articles. Results There was a significant difference between the IAC/IANC and MC groups in the numbers of anatomy journals, other journals, and anatomy affiliations. Turkey published most frequently with a total of 15 articles, followed by Iran with 10 articles, and China/India/United States with seven each. When the six countries of the first author that had three or more publications in each group were compared, only Turkey appeared in both groups; otherwise, different countries were in the two groups. Conclusions Based on the results of this analysis, and considering that the tentative new term “inferior alveolar foramen” is used in the latest TA, we suggest that the mandibular canal should be renamed the “inferior alveolar canal.”

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“…(2019) in his work on the study of the morphology of the condylar processes of the mandible, which, according to this classification, can have the shape of an oval, a bird's beak, a rhombus and a curved finger. [2] The morphology of the condylar process is of great importance for applied medicine and diagnostic radiology as well as for planning surgical interventions, blockades, and providing emergency care in maxillofacial surgery [1,3,6,8,16,19,20].…”

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Morphometric Characteristics of the Mandibular Condylar Processes

Darawsheh,

Dydykin,

Zmiro

et al. 2023

ArveMED

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Aim: to study the morphometric characteristics of the mandibular condylar processes to identify patterns and their classification. Materials and Methods: a study of 49 skeletonized and certified mandibular preparations was performed using a caliper and a depth gauge. During the study of the material, the forms and the main morphometric parameters of the condylar processes were determined and analyzed. Statistical data processing was carried out using the Microsoft Excel program. Results: The study of certified biological material yielded the main morphometric and morphofunctional parameters of the mandibular condylar processes. We revealed characteristic differences in the anatomical structures of the studied preparations. The main variants and types of combinations of forms of condylar processes were singled out: oval, hook-shaped, diamond-shaped, L-shaped. The lowest asymmetry index is characteristic of a combination of oval and diamond–shaped forms - 2.44%., and the highest asymmetry index is characteristic of diamond–shaped and L-shaped forms of condylar processes - 7.13%. Conclusion: The presented data can help practitioners to more accurately determine the target point for Gow-Gates anesthesia; to take into account the nature of the influence of structural changes in the joint on other elements of the dental apparatus, thus preventing functional diseases of the temporomandibular joint. The methodology of studying the main morphometric parameters on skeletonized preparations of the lower jaws can be adapted for the examination of living persons using diagnostic radiology.

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A rare anatomic variation: Triple mental foramina

Cited by 4 publications

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Trifurcated Mental Foramina: A Cone-Beam Computed Tomography Incidental Finding During the Implant Treatment Planning

Trifurcated Mental Foramina: A Cone-Beam Computed Tomography Incidental Finding During the Implant Treatment Planning

Mandibular canal vs. inferior alveolar canal: Evidence‐based terminology analysis

Morphometric Characteristics of the Mandibular Condylar Processes

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