3d evaluation of nutrient canals in mandible using cone beam computed tomography

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Apurva Patil., Ajay Bhoosreddy., Chetan Bhadage., Manjari Chaudhary., Aakanksha bhandari., Ashni Chatterjee., Sumit Shende

Introduction - The present study is focused on nutrient canals as little is published on the number and presence of nutrient canals in the body of mandible. It may be helpful in explaining why some patients still experience pain even after successful local anesthesia during minor surgical procedures.
Aim- The aim of the present study is to assess the presence, number and location of nutrient canals in mandibular arch using CBCT.
Objective- To compare the presence of nutrient canals gender wise, age wise and site wise.
Material And Methods - CBCT scans (Both genders) will be assessed retrospectively for the presence of Nutrient Canals. The canals will be assessed in the entire mandibular arch and necessary analysis will be done.
Results - Our study shows the presence of nutrient canals in general population and accuracy of CBCT in detecting its location and also the prevalence of location. Maximum number of nutrient canals were seen in the anterior region and in the lingual cortical plate.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.24327/ijcar.2017.5280.0689
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