The ramus of mandible presents on its medial surface a little above its centre an irregular foramen called the mandibular foramen. This foramen is guarded by a thin sharp tongue shaped projection in its proximity called the lingula. This foramen transmits the inferior alveolar nerve and the corresponding artery to the mandibular canal (Grays) [1]. Here in , the nerve supplies the pulps of all t...

The trigeminal nerve is the largest peripheral sensory nerve in the human body and is represented by over 40% of the sensory cortex. The nerve supplies the face, eyes, mouth and scalp with general sensation in three divisions (ophthalmic, maxillary and mandibular) and supplies the mastication muscle. In addition the most commonly injured trigeminal nerve branches, the inferior alveolar and ling...

This study aims to present the management of a rare case of a separated endodontic instrument in the periradicular area. The broken instrument had penetrated within and along the mandibular canal from the periapical zone of mandibular second molar after endodontic treatment, leading to acute neurological symptoms. These subsided completely following surgical removal of the separated instrument....

Mandibular canal is the most important anatomical landmark in the body of mandible which always must be considered for implant surgery in posterior mandibular region. Damage to vessels and inferior alveolar nerve that passes through the mandibular canal can cause problems such as hemorrhage and neurosensory disturbances. Damage to the mandibular canal can occur during implant surgery. Depending...

OBJECTIVES Accurate localization of the inferior alveolar canal (IAC) is extremely important in some dental treatments. Anatomical variation of the canal means that it can be difficult to locate. The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship of the gonial angle (GA) size and IAC position using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT). MATERIALS AND METHODS In this in vitro study, 61 dr...

Inferior Alveolar Nerve (IAN) canal detection has been the focus of multiple recent works in dentistry and maxillofacial imaging. Deep learning-based techniques have reached interesting results this research field, although small size 3D datasets strongly limited performance these algorithms. Researchers forced to build their own private datasets, thus precluding any opportunity for reproducing...