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Descriptive and topographic anatomy of the accessory infraorbital foramen. Clinical implications in maxillary surgery
C Bressan1, S Geuna, G Malerba
1Dentistry and Stomatology Unit, Department of General and Specialistic Surgery, ASL 2, Turin, Italy.
Aim:
Study of frequency and position of accessory infraorbital foramen in a large craniological sample.
Methods:
A sample of 1 064 skulls from the craniological collection of the Department of Anatomy, Pharmacology and Forensic Medicine of the University of Turin (Italy) was investigated.
Results:
Accessory infraorbital foramen was found in 4.7% of the skulls (5.4% in male and 4.26% in female skulls) with a higher frequency on the left side, both in male and in female skulls.
Conclusion:
These results increase our knowledge of the interindividual anatomic variability of the infraorbital region and can be of help for the maxillo-facial surgeon, especially in trunk block of the infraorbital nerve.
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