@article{El-Bahnasy_Youakim_Shamel_El Sheikh_2021, title={Mandibular Canal Location and Cortical Bone Thickness in Males and Females of Different Age Groups: A Cone-beam Computed Tomography Study}, volume={9}, url={https://oamjms.eu/index.php/mjms/article/view/7397}, DOI={10.3889/oamjms.2021.7397}, abstractNote={<div> <p class="Pa6"><strong><span lang="EN-US">AIM: </span></strong><span lang="EN-US">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.</span></p> </div> <div> <p class="Pa6"><strong><span lang="EN-US">METHODS: </span></strong><span lang="EN-US">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.</span></p> </div> <div> <p class="Pa6"><strong><span lang="EN-US">RESULTS: </span></strong><span lang="EN-US">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.</span></p> </div> <div><strong>CONCLUSION: </strong>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.</div>}, number={A}, journal={Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences}, author={El-Bahnasy, Sherif Shafik and Youakim, Magdy and Shamel, Mohamed and El Sheikh, Hisham}, year={2021}, month={Nov.}, pages={1117–1122} }