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Morphometric study of incisive canal and its anatomic variations in brazilian individuals
Idalisio Soares Aranha Neto1, Wiler Henrique Souza Cruz2, Isabela de Castro Ribeiro1
1Department of Dentistry, Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais - PUC Minas, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Objective:
To conduct a morphometric evaluation of the incisive canal, adjacent structures, and their anatomic variations in Brazilian individuals.
Methods:
A retrospective study was conducted using a sample of 157 multislice computed tomography images of adult Brazilian individuals of both sexes (20-96 years). The exam was performed with the RadiAnt DICOM Viewer 4.0.1 (64-bit) software that uses the DICOM PACS standard for visualization of medical and dental images.
Results:
The values for length and height of the canal, thickness of the palatine bone plate, and latero-lateral diameter of the incisive foramen were higher in men than in women (p < 0.05).
Conclusion:
The findings of this study demonstrated morphometric differences for the following parameters: latero-lateral diameter; width of canals at all levels measured; palatine bone plate height; canal length and palatine bone plate thickness in relation to the male and female sexes in the Brazilian population.
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