Imaging Science in Dentistry

Korean Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology (대한영상치의학회)
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Common conditions associated with mandibular canal widening: A literature review

  • Mortazavi, Hamed (Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences) ;
  • Baharvand, Maryam (Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences) ;
  • Safi, Yaser (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences) ;
  • Dalaie, Kazem (Department of Orthodontic, School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences) ;
  • Behnaz, Mohammad (Department of Orthodontic, School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences) ;
  • Safari, Fatemeh (School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences)
  • Received : 2018.12.19
  • Accepted : 2019.04.07
  • Published : 2019.06.30
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Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to review the common conditions associated with mandibular canal widening. Materials and Methods: General search engines and specialized databases including Google Scholar, PubMed, PubMed Central, Science Direct, and Scopus were used to find relevant studies by using the following keywords: "mandibular canal," "alveolar canal," "inferior alveolar nerve canal," "inferior dental canal," "inferior mandibular canal," "widening," "enlargement," "distension," "expansion," and "dilation." Results: In total, 130 articles were found, of which 80 were broadly relevant to the topic. We ultimately included 38 articles that were closely related to the topic of interest. When the data were compiled, the following 7 lesions were found to have a relationship with mandibular canal widening: non-Hodgkin lymphoma, osteosarcoma, schwannoma, neurofibroma, vascular malformation/hemangioma, multiple endocrine neoplasia syndromes, and perineural spreading or invasion. Conclusion: When clinicians encounter a lesion associated with mandibular canal widening, they should immediately consider these entities in the differential diagnosis. Doing so will help dentists make more accurate diagnoses and develop better treatment plans based on patients' radiographs.

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