Mandibular Canal Location and Cortical Bone Thickness in Males and Females of Different Age Groups: A Cone-beam Computed Tomography Study

Sherif Shafik El-Bahnasy; Magdy  Youakim; Mohamed  Shamel; Hisham El Sheikh

doi:10.3889/oamjms.2021.7397

Authors

Sherif Shafik El-Bahnasy Department of Oral Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, The British University in Egypt, Cairo, Egypt
Magdy Youakim Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt; Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Dentistry, The British University in Egypt, Cairo, Egypt
Mohamed Shamel Department of Oral Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, The British University in Egypt, Cairo, Egypt
Hisham.El Shiekh Department of Oral Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, The British University in Egypt, Cairo, Egypt

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2021.7397

Keywords:

Anatomical variation, Inferior alveolar canal, Cone-beam computed tomography

Abstract

AIM: The purpose of the study was to measure and compare the prevalence of mandibular canal (MC) location variations in regard to mandibular first molars in both genders at different age groups.

METHODS: A retrospective study was performed on 80 cone-beam computed tomography scans. Distance between MC and apical apices of first molars, buccal and lingual cortical plates was measured in both sides.

RESULTS: 80 scans with 160 sides were analyzed. Distances was measured bilaterally for all scans with mean (5.22 ± 0.77) in men versus (4.1 ± 0.7) in women at group age 31–40 apical to apices of first molars. The mean was (3.77 ± 0.62) in men versus (2.81 ± 0.47) in women at same age group at buccal side, lingually the mean was (4.02 ± 0.67) in men versus (3.67 ± 0.26) in women in the same age group.

CONCLUSION: Our study showed that there were decrease in measurements in older age group in both genders and in female groups more than male groups but with no statistical significant difference.

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