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Evaluation of canalis sinuosus in individuals with cleft lip and palate: a cross-sectional study using cone beam
Rafaela Ferlin1, Bruna Stuchi Centurion Pagin2, Renato Yassutaka Faria Yaedú3,4
1Oral Diagnosis Section at Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of São Paulo, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil. rafaferlin@usp.br.
Objective:
To evaluate the canalis sinuosus (CS) in individuals with cleft lip and palate (CLP) and compare the findings with individual's NON-CLP using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT).
Materials And Methods:
The sample consisted of 100 CBCT exams of NON-CLP individuals (G1 group) and 200 of CLP individuals (G2 group). Recorded parameters included presence of CS, accessory canal to the CS, diameter greater than 1 mm, gender, age, localization in relation to teeth, and adjacent structures. Statistical tests were used to compare the findings between groups. A p value of < 0.05 was considered as significant.
Results:
A higher prevalence of accessory canal was found in the G2 (p < 0.001). The anteroposterior diameter of the right side CS in G2 was higher than G1 (p < 0.05), with average of 1.4 mm ± 0.4 mm. The accessory canal had a larger diameter in G2 than G1 (p < 0.05) with average of 1.3 mm ± 0.3 mm. Between UCLP, the CS presented the largest diameter for the side NON-CLP (p < 0.001). The accessory canal was more distant from the cortical buccal in G2 (P < 0.05). The dental region incidence of the accessory canal was molars and premolars for G2 and canines and incisors in G1.
Conclusion:
Individuals with CLP show higher prevalence of accessory canal to the CS with larger diameters than NON-CLP. It is necessary that the professional make adequate planning prior to surgeries, using the CBCT, in order to avoid neurovascular lesions, since these individuals undergo several surgeries in the CS region.
