TY - JOUR
T1 - Location of the mandibular foramen in panoramic radiographs
AU - Kaffe, Israel
AU - Ardekian, Leon
AU - Gelerenter, Ilana
AU - Taicher, Shlomo
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was financially supported by Gendex Dental System Monza, Italy. aAssociate Professor in Oral Radiology, Pathology and Oral Medicine. bDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Tel-Aviv University. %tatistical Laboratory, School of Mathematical Aviv University. dHead, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Tel-Aviv University and Head, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer. Copyright @ 1994 by Mosby-Year Book, Inc. 0030-4220/94/$3.00 + 0 l/16/55825
PY - 1994/11
Y1 - 1994/11
N2 - The reliability of two panoramic x-ray machines (Philips Orthoralix SD Ceph and Gendex Panelipse II) for determination of the location of the mandibular foramen was studied with the use of human dry mandibles. A significant correlation was found between the location of the mandibular foramen in the radiograph and the narrowest anteroposterior dimension of the ramus. A linear logistic regression equation was developed that could predict the actual location of the mandibular foramen from the radiographs. This finding will improve treatment planning of surgical splitting or fracturing of the ramus in cases that require orthognathic surgery provided the surgeon is aware of which panoramic machine was used. The Philips Orthoralix SD was found to be more reliable for this purpose than the Panelipse II (R2 = 0.94 andR2 = 0.87, respectively, in the vertical dimension and R2 = 0.87 and R2 = 0.75, respectively, in the horizontal dimension.
AB - The reliability of two panoramic x-ray machines (Philips Orthoralix SD Ceph and Gendex Panelipse II) for determination of the location of the mandibular foramen was studied with the use of human dry mandibles. A significant correlation was found between the location of the mandibular foramen in the radiograph and the narrowest anteroposterior dimension of the ramus. A linear logistic regression equation was developed that could predict the actual location of the mandibular foramen from the radiographs. This finding will improve treatment planning of surgical splitting or fracturing of the ramus in cases that require orthognathic surgery provided the surgeon is aware of which panoramic machine was used. The Philips Orthoralix SD was found to be more reliable for this purpose than the Panelipse II (R2 = 0.94 andR2 = 0.87, respectively, in the vertical dimension and R2 = 0.87 and R2 = 0.75, respectively, in the horizontal dimension.
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U2 - 10.1016/0030-4220(94)90182-1
DO - 10.1016/0030-4220(94)90182-1
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AN - SCOPUS:0028537586
SN - 0030-4220
VL - 78
SP - 662
EP - 669
JO - Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology
JF - Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology
IS - 5
ER -