Introduction Dental implant placement in the region of the mental foramen has been known to cause neurosensory deficit due to nerve injury.1-4 The identification and preservation of the anterior loop (AL) of the mental nerve is an important means of avoiding such neurosensory deficit.5-7 There is a general consensus that plain film radiographs are inadequate for the accurate identification of t...

OBJECTIVES The present study was undertaken to review the significance of pre-treatment panoramic radiographic assessment of edentulous patients, in the dental patient population of Haryana, India. STUDY DESIGN In this study a total of 525 completely edentulous patients were selected randomly. A panoramic radiograph was taken using Panoramic machine (Rotagraph plus) and all the radiographs we...

OBJECTIVES Accurate localization of the inferior alveolar canal (IAC) is extremely important in some dental treatments. Anatomical variation of the canal means that it can be difficult to locate. The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship of the gonial angle (GA) size and IAC position using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT). MATERIALS AND METHODS In this in vitro study, 61 dr...

UNLABELLED The identification of the mandibular canal (MC) is an important prerequisite for surgical procedures involving the posterior mandible. Cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) represents an advance in imaging technology, but distinguishing the MC from surrounding structures may remain a delicate task. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to assess the visibility of the MC in different ...