Sağlık Akademisi Kastamonu

Yazarlar: Özlem ERYİĞİT, Ozan TURAMANLAR, Mehmet ÜNAL, Emre KAÇAR

Konular:Sosyal Bilimler, Disiplinler Arası

DOI:10.25279/sak.472838

Anahtar Kelimeler:Mandibular foramen,Pediatric population

Özet: The purpose of our study is to evaluate the location of the mandibular foramen according to age, gender and location (right / left) using three dimensional computerized tomography in living persons in the pediatric population. This study included 102 pediatric patients who underwent cranial computerized tomograghy for any reason. Averages and standard deviations of the parameters examined were determined. Gender (female / male) and regional (right / left) comparisons of the obtained data were statistically evaluated and the age-related collaterals of the parameters were evaluated. In our study, distance between mandibular foramen and mandibular notch was 13,4±2,2 mm; distance between the lower edge of the mandible and mandibular notch was 34.8 ± 4.4 mm, distance between mandibular foramen and backside of mandibular ramus was 9.1 ± 1.8 mm, mandibular anteroposterior diameter was 24 ± 2.4 mm. There was no significant difference between male-female and right-left comparisons. There was positive correlation between age and measurements. When we compare the information obtained in our study with the knowledge of the literature, it is observed that many of the bulges are similar but there are differences in some measurements. These differences suggest that other studies performed on dry bones and panoramic radiographs, working in different age groups, racial differences, different methods of measurement, and less work on computerized tomograghy studies. Mandibular foramen have certain age-related changes, and longitudinal anatomical studies are needed to confirm these differences. The exact location of the foramen mandibulae in the pediatric population is of great importance in terms of reducing the anesthetic complications in mandibular anesthesia.

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