Dental implant in anterior mandible according to mandibular lingual foramens and lingual mucosal vessels: using fusion volumetric images from computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging

Abstract Background Perforation of the lingual cortex while placing dental implants in the interforaminal region of the mandible can cause severe hemorrhage. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the features of mandibular lingual foraminals (MLFs) and locational relationship between them and li...

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Main Authors: Li Liu, Yijun Li, Yuchao Shi, Meng You, Jun Wang, Junichiro Sakamoto, Hu Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-10-01
Series:BMC Oral Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-023-03455-4