Anatomical relation of third molars and the retromolar canal
| dc.coverage | DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2019.07.006 | |
| dc.creator | Moreno Rabie, Catalina | |
| dc.creator | Vranckx, Myrthel | |
| dc.creator | Rusque, M. I. | |
| dc.creator | Deambrosi, C. | |
| dc.creator | Ockerman, Anna | |
| dc.creator | Politis, Constantinus | |
| dc.creator | Jacobs, Reinhilde | |
| dc.date | 2019 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-11-18T19:43:49Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-11-18T19:43:49Z | |
| dc.description | The study was designed to assess, by direct anatomical observations and cone-beam computed tomography (CT), the prevalence of a retromolar canal and foramen in relation to the mandibular third molar in dry human mandibles. Dry mandibles from European skeletons (n = 89) were observed directly and after cone-beam CT scanning (Newtom VGI evo). The following variables were assessed: the presence of a retromolar foramen and canal; the presence of a third molar, and orientation of the third molar. From the total of 89 mandibles selected, 73 showed a retromolar foramen (49 of which were bilateral). A retromolar canal was identified in 64 mandibles based on cone-beam CT assessment, with a total of 101 canals, including 74 that were bilateral. A total of 112 hemimandibles contained a third molar. Orientation of the third molar did not seem to indicate the presence of retromolar foramina or canals. A similar prevalence of retromolar canals was found for both vertically (41/79) and mesially (17/33) orientated third molars. A retromolar foramen and canal were present in most mandibles, with more than half being bilateral. We were unable to confirm a potential relation between the retromolar foramen and canal on the one hand, and the orientation of the third molar on the other. | eng |
| dc.identifier | https://investigadores.uandes.cl/en/publications/3bbbdfb2-6251-4fe2-8d11-684a574601dd | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://repositorio.uandes.cl/handle/uandes/53081 | |
| dc.language | eng | |
| dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | |
| dc.source | vol.57 (2019) nr.8 p.765-770 | |
| dc.subject | Cone-beam CT | |
| dc.subject | retromolar canal | |
| dc.subject | retromolar foramen | |
| dc.subject | third molar | |
| dc.subject | wisdom tooth | |
| dc.title | Anatomical relation of third molars and the retromolar canal | eng |
| dc.type | Article | eng |
| dc.type | Artículo | spa |