Anatomical variations of the mandibular canal and their clinical implications in dental practice: a literature review.
Anatomical variations
Bifid canal
Classifications
Clinical anatomy
Mandibular canal
Retromolar canal
Journal
Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA
ISSN: 1279-8517
Titre abrégé: Surg Radiol Anat
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 8608029
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Aug 2021
Aug 2021
Historique:
received:
08
12
2020
accepted:
05
02
2021
pubmed:
26
2
2021
medline:
10
9
2021
entrez:
25
2
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The anatomical variations of the mandibular canal have been described according to the number of additional branches it presents, bifid and trifid. Within the bifids we can also find subtypes of variations such as the retromolar mandibular canal. These anatomical variations can have important clinical implications for the work of dental professionals. A systematic search of the literature was carried out in different databases that met the following criteria: articles published between 2000 and 2020, and articles that established a clinical correlation with variations in the mandibular canal. After applying inclusion and exclusion criteria, 32 articles were obtained, in which the variations of the mandibular canal were identified, their prevalence and incidence, which was very varied between the different articles, it was also found that the CBCT was the main technique to identify the anatomical variations of the mandibular canal. Lastly, the anatomical variations of the mandibular canal have a direct clinical correlation with pre-surgical, intra-surgical and postsurgical complications in pathologies that require surgical intervention. The anatomical variations of the mandibular canal have a high incidence, so knowing them is of vital importance both for clinicians and anatomy professors who provide morphological training. We believe that research should focus on describing and diagnosing the causes of these anatomical variations. That said, there is also a continuous challenge for all health professionals to learn about the different anatomical variations that the human body presents and how these can affect clinical practice.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33630105
doi: 10.1007/s00276-021-02708-7
pii: 10.1007/s00276-021-02708-7
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Systematic Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1259-1272Informations de copyright
© 2021. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag France SAS part of Springer Nature.
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