4. Anatomical Variation in the Location of Mandibular Foramen with Age Using Cone Beam Computed Tomography
Asma Sattar1, Naheed Imran1, Muhammad Ishfaq2, Sana Arbab1, Munawar Aziz Khattak1 and Imran Khattak1
ABSTRACT
Objective: To use cone-beam computed tomography images to assess the mandibular foramen's location in
relation to age.
Study Design: Cross-sectional retrospective study examined the hospital records.
Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the Radiology Department of Khyber College of Dentistry (KCD), in Peshawar, Pakistan 4th November 2021 to 3rd May 2022.
Methods: 1000 CBCT radiographs from patients treated over a two-year period were examined in the initial radio-anatomical investigation. The shortest distance between the mandibular foramen (MF) and Point A, Point P, Point MI, Point MN, and Point O were measured. Ratios were also computed to ascertain the MF's location in relation to these anatomical landmarks. For all data statistical analysis, a significance level of P≤0.05 was used.
Results: 134 mandibular foramens are associated with people between the ages of 15 and 70, with an average age ± (SD) of 39.81±14.71 years. The measured mean distances were 17.29, 12.54, 18.70, and 32.43 from the mandibular foramen to Point A, Point P, Point MI, Point MN, and Point O respectively. The MF was found about 3.65 mm above point O. The average measurement between point A and point P was 49.36 mm, whereas the average measurement between point MI and point MN was 50.60 mm. The computed ratios for AMF/AP and MIMF/MIMN were 0.58 and 0.37 mm. The investigation's findings demonstrated that the location of the mandibular foramen varied statistically significantly among age groups.
Conclusion: The mandibular foramen's location varied dramatically with age, according to the study's findings.
Key Words: Mandibular Foramen, Orthognathic, Cone Beam Computed Tomography
Citation of article: Sattar A, Imran N, Ishfaq M, Arbab S, Khattak MA, Khattak I. Anatomical Variation in the Location of Mandibular Foramen with Age Using Cone Beam Computed Tomography. Med Forum 2024;35(1):18-22. doi:10.60110/medforum.350104.