Mauricio Augusto Aquino Castro1, Manuel Oscar Lagravere Vich2, Mauro Henrique Guimaraes Abreu3, Ricardo Alves Mesquita4. 1. Department of Dentistry, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Campus Governador Valadares, Rua Israel Pinheiro, 2000-Bloco D9, Bairro Universitário, Governador Valadares, MG, CEP: 35.020-220, Brazil. mauricioaacastro@gmail.com. 2. Graduate Orthodontic Program, University of Alberta, 5-524 ECHA, 11405-87th Ave, Edmonton, T6G1C9, Canada. 3. Department of Community and Preventive Dentistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Av. Antonio Carlos, 6627, Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, MG, CEP: 31.270-010, Brazil. 4. Department of Oral Surgery and Pathology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Av. Antonio Carlos, 6627, Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, MG, CEP: 31.270-010, Brazil.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Morphological variations of mandibular canals increase the risk of neurovascular damage and bleeding during surgical procedures by decreasing the predictability of the inferior alveolar neurovascular bundle location. To improve the predictability with such variations, the present study aimed to verify the possibility of a relationship between mandibular canal branches (MCBs) and tooth-related inflammatory lesions, using trough cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) examinations. METHODS: The sample comprised 150 age and sex-matched examinations (50 cases and 100 controls) from two databases. The CBCT examinations were grouped by the presence of MCBs starting in the mandibular body regions as the outcome variable. Tooth-related inflammatory lesions and measurements of gray levels in the posterior region of the alveolar ridge were assessed in both groups. A multiple logistic regression analysis was applied to verify the relationships between MCBs and independent variables (p < 0.05). RESULTS: Occurrence of tooth-related inflammatory lesions increased the risk of MCBs in the mandibular body regions (p < 0.001; OR 11.640; 95% CI 4.327-31.311). High-contrast images had a weaker association with MCBs (p = 0.002; OR 1.002; 95% CI 1.002-1.003). The most frequent tooth-related inflammatory lesions in both groups were endodontic (34 lesions; 45.94% of the total lesions). Most of the tooth-related inflammatory lesions related to MCBs were endodontic (20 cases) and combined endodontic and periodontal inflammation (20 cases). CONCLUSIONS: An association was observed between MCBs in the mandibular body regions and tooth-related inflammatory lesions. Inflammatory lesions of endodontic origin are most often associated with MCBs.
OBJECTIVES: Morphological variations of mandibular canals increase the risk of neurovascular damage and bleeding during surgical procedures by decreasing the predictability of the inferior alveolar neurovascular bundle location. To improve the predictability with such variations, the present study aimed to verify the possibility of a relationship between mandibular canal branches (MCBs) and tooth-related inflammatory lesions, using trough cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) examinations. METHODS: The sample comprised 150 age and sex-matched examinations (50 cases and 100 controls) from two databases. The CBCT examinations were grouped by the presence of MCBs starting in the mandibular body regions as the outcome variable. Tooth-related inflammatory lesions and measurements of gray levels in the posterior region of the alveolar ridge were assessed in both groups. A multiple logistic regression analysis was applied to verify the relationships between MCBs and independent variables (p < 0.05). RESULTS: Occurrence of tooth-related inflammatory lesions increased the risk of MCBs in the mandibular body regions (p < 0.001; OR 11.640; 95% CI 4.327-31.311). High-contrast images had a weaker association with MCBs (p = 0.002; OR 1.002; 95% CI 1.002-1.003). The most frequent tooth-related inflammatory lesions in both groups were endodontic (34 lesions; 45.94% of the total lesions). Most of the tooth-related inflammatory lesions related to MCBs were endodontic (20 cases) and combined endodontic and periodontal inflammation (20 cases). CONCLUSIONS: An association was observed between MCBs in the mandibular body regions and tooth-related inflammatory lesions. Inflammatory lesions of endodontic origin are most often associated with MCBs.
Authors: A Kuribayashi; H Watanabe; A Imaizumi; W Tantanapornkul; K Katakami; T Kurabayashi Journal: Dentomaxillofac Radiol Date: 2010-05 Impact factor: 2.419