INVESTIGATION OF THE HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL DISTANCES USING CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGES BETWEEN THE SAGITTAL MIDLINE, THE MENTAL FORAMEN, AND THE MANDIBULAR INFERIOR BORDER: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY

Authors

  • Tehmina Marwat Department of Oral Biology, KMU, IDS Kohat, Pakistan.
  • Gulshad Aziz Department of Anatomy, KMU-IDS, Kohat, Pakistan.
  • Asif Iqbal Department of Prosthodontics, M Islam Medical and Dental College, Gujranwala, Pakistan.
  • Maryum Farooq Department of Oral biology, Abbottabad International Medical & Dental College, Abbottabad, Pakistan.
  • Haseeb Ahmad Department of Oral biology, Abbottabad International Medical & Dental College, Abbottabad, Pakistan.
  • Nazish Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Armed Force Institute of Dentistry, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v15i03.879

Keywords:

Mental Foramen, Mandible inferior border, Sagittal Midline, CBCT

Abstract

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the distance amongst the Abbottabad population's inferior border & mental foramen & the sagittal midline of the jaw.
Materials and Methods: Using Planmeca (3D) software, the distance amongst the mental foramen & the sagittal midline & the inferior border of the jaw was calculated from a sum of 100 CBCT images. The study was carried out at Abbottabad International Medical & Dental College Abbottabad.
Results: Males showed a greater mean distance from the MF to the inferior border of the andible (13.67 ± 0.53 mm) compared to females (12.72 ± 0.36 mm), which was statistically significant (p = 0.002). Subjects older than 45 years had a larger mean distance (13.67 ± 0.46 mm) than those aged 18–45 years (13.46 ± 0.37 mm; p = 0.006). However, the distance between the MF and the sagittal midline showed no significant difference across gender (p = 0.30) or age groups (p = 0.56).
Conclusion: It was discovered that males and those between the ages of 18 and 45 had a considerably larger mean distance amongst the inferior border of the mandible & the mental foramen.

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2025-09-30

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Marwat, T. ., Gulshad Aziz, Asif Iqbal, Maryum Farooq, Ahmad, H., & Nazish. (2025). INVESTIGATION OF THE HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL DISTANCES USING CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGES BETWEEN THE SAGITTAL MIDLINE, THE MENTAL FORAMEN, AND THE MANDIBULAR INFERIOR BORDER: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY. JOURNAL OF KHYBER COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY, 15(03), 64–68. https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v15i03.879

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