Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Korean Association of Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (대한악안면성형재건외과학회)
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ANATOMICAL ASSESSMENT OF ACCESSORY MENTAL FORAMEN USING 3D CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IN KOREAN

한국인에서 3차원 conebeam CT를 이용한 부이공의 해부학적인 평가

  • Keum, Ki-Chun (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Oh, Sung-Hwan (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Min, Seung-Ki (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Lee, Byung-Do (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Lee, Jong-Bok (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Lee, Dae-Jeong (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Paeng, Jun-Young (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Wonkwang University)
  • 금기천 (원광대학교 치과대학 구강악안면외과학교실) ;
  • 오승환 (원광대학교 치과대학 구강악안면외과학교실) ;
  • 민승기 (원광대학교 치과대학 구강악안면외과학교실) ;
  • 이병도 (원광대학교 치과대학 구강악안면방사선학교실) ;
  • 이종복 (원광대학교 치과대학 구강악안면외과학교실) ;
  • 이대정 (원광대학교 치과대학 구강악안면외과학교실) ;
  • 팽준영 (원광대학교 치과대학 구강악안면외과학교실)
  • Received : 2009.10.12
  • Accepted : 2010.01.13
  • Published : 2010.01.29
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Abstract

Purpose: The mental foramen (MF) is an important anatomical structure during local anesthesia and surgical procedures in terms of achieving effective mental nerve blocks and avoiding injuries to the neurovascular bundles. Thus, understanding the anatomic features of the mandibular canal and accessory mental foramen in Korean could contribute to the surgical anatomic assessment. This study was to elucidate frequency, position and course of AMF (accessory mental foramen) in Korean using 3D cone beam computed tomography. Materials and Methods: The CBCT (Conbeam computed tomography) DICOM data (Alphard, Asahi, Japan) from 540 patients in korean were analyzed. We investigated images of 3D CBCT using Ondemand (CyberMed, Korea) software program on the incidence and anatomical characteristics of accessory foramen. Results: The accessory mental foramina were found in 17 patients. Accessory mental foramina exist predominantly in the apical area of the second premolar and posteroinferior area of the mental foramen. The accessory branches of the mandibular canal showed common characteristics in the course of gently sloping posterosuperior direction in the buccal surface area. The size of most AMF was obviously smaller than that of MF. Conclusion: We could identify frequency, position and course of AMF (accessory mental foramen) by the anatomical study of the accessory mental foramen using 3D cone beam CT in Korean.

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