Bifid mandibular canal: a rare or underestimated entity?
One of the rare anatomical variations that can be of significant importance for the dentist is the bifid mandibular canal. Many complications can occur from this condition such as failure of anesthesia when performing inferior alveolar nerve block, difficulties during the surgical extraction of the...
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| author | Ibrahim Nasseh Georges Aoun |
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| description | One of the rare anatomical variations that can be of significant importance for the dentist is the bifid mandibular canal. Many complications can occur from this condition such as failure of anesthesia when performing inferior alveolar nerve block, difficulties during the surgical extraction of the third mandibular molar, and during implants placement. Therefore, good knowledge of this condition is essential. In this report, we describe the radiographic finding of a unilateral bifid mandibular canal. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-21833ebeca724fcd950cf52c0a65ccfe2022-12-22T04:31:42ZengMDPI AGClinics and Practice2039-72752039-72832016-10-016310.4081/cp.2016.881357Bifid mandibular canal: a rare or underestimated entity?Ibrahim Nasseh0Georges Aoun1Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology and Imaging, Lebanese University, BeirutDepartment of Oral Pathology and Diagnosis, Lebanese University, BeirutOne of the rare anatomical variations that can be of significant importance for the dentist is the bifid mandibular canal. Many complications can occur from this condition such as failure of anesthesia when performing inferior alveolar nerve block, difficulties during the surgical extraction of the third mandibular molar, and during implants placement. Therefore, good knowledge of this condition is essential. In this report, we describe the radiographic finding of a unilateral bifid mandibular canal.https://www.clinicsandpractice.org/index.php/cp/article/view/881Anatomical variationbifid mandibular canalcone-beam computed tomography. |
| spellingShingle | Ibrahim Nasseh Georges Aoun Bifid mandibular canal: a rare or underestimated entity? Clinics and Practice Anatomical variation bifid mandibular canal cone-beam computed tomography. |
| title | Bifid mandibular canal: a rare or underestimated entity? |
| title_full | Bifid mandibular canal: a rare or underestimated entity? |
| title_fullStr | Bifid mandibular canal: a rare or underestimated entity? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bifid mandibular canal: a rare or underestimated entity? |
| title_short | Bifid mandibular canal: a rare or underestimated entity? |
| title_sort | bifid mandibular canal a rare or underestimated entity |
| topic | Anatomical variation bifid mandibular canal cone-beam computed tomography. |
| url | https://www.clinicsandpractice.org/index.php/cp/article/view/881 |
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