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Bilateral Bifid mandibular canals – Special relevance for a general dental practitioner. Report of 2 cases
Dental practitioners may encounter bifid mandibular canals upon radiographic assessment, and may not understand the true extent of this presentation. The presentation of a bifid mandibular canal poses difficulties when carrying out dental procedures, including administration of mandibular block anae...
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Medicina Oral S.L.
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6461729/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31001401 http://dx.doi.org/10.4317/jced.55575 |
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author | Sholapurkar, Amar Davies, Cailin |
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description | Dental practitioners may encounter bifid mandibular canals upon radiographic assessment, and may not understand the true extent of this presentation. The presentation of a bifid mandibular canal poses difficulties when carrying out dental procedures, including administration of mandibular block anaesthesia, oral surgical procedures of the lower third molars, orthognathic surgery and implant placement. Therefore it is of paramount importance that general dental practitioners be aware of the radiographic appearance, as incorrect diagnosis of this rare presentation can lead to detrimental consequences. The purpose of the communication is to draw dental practitioner’s attention to the variations of bifid mandibular canals and ensure practitioners interpret radiograph correctly to make an informed diagnosis and eliminate the risk of damage and discomfort in the event of surgical treatment being carried out. It is advised that dental practitioners refer for further imaging such as a cone beam scan for greater understanding of the anatomical variation. Key words:Bifid mandibular canal, inferior alveolar nerve, bilateral bifid mandibular canal. |
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spelling | pubmed-64617292019-04-18 Bilateral Bifid mandibular canals – Special relevance for a general dental practitioner. Report of 2 cases Sholapurkar, Amar Davies, Cailin J Clin Exp Dent Case Report Dental practitioners may encounter bifid mandibular canals upon radiographic assessment, and may not understand the true extent of this presentation. The presentation of a bifid mandibular canal poses difficulties when carrying out dental procedures, including administration of mandibular block anaesthesia, oral surgical procedures of the lower third molars, orthognathic surgery and implant placement. Therefore it is of paramount importance that general dental practitioners be aware of the radiographic appearance, as incorrect diagnosis of this rare presentation can lead to detrimental consequences. The purpose of the communication is to draw dental practitioner’s attention to the variations of bifid mandibular canals and ensure practitioners interpret radiograph correctly to make an informed diagnosis and eliminate the risk of damage and discomfort in the event of surgical treatment being carried out. It is advised that dental practitioners refer for further imaging such as a cone beam scan for greater understanding of the anatomical variation. Key words:Bifid mandibular canal, inferior alveolar nerve, bilateral bifid mandibular canal. Medicina Oral S.L. 2019-03-01 /pmc/articles/PMC6461729/ /pubmed/31001401 http://dx.doi.org/10.4317/jced.55575 Text en Copyright: © 2019 Medicina Oral S.L. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Sholapurkar, Amar Davies, Cailin Bilateral Bifid mandibular canals – Special relevance for a general dental practitioner. Report of 2 cases |
title | Bilateral Bifid mandibular canals – Special relevance for a general dental practitioner. Report of 2 cases |
title_full | Bilateral Bifid mandibular canals – Special relevance for a general dental practitioner. Report of 2 cases |
title_fullStr | Bilateral Bifid mandibular canals – Special relevance for a general dental practitioner. Report of 2 cases |
title_full_unstemmed | Bilateral Bifid mandibular canals – Special relevance for a general dental practitioner. Report of 2 cases |
title_short | Bilateral Bifid mandibular canals – Special relevance for a general dental practitioner. Report of 2 cases |
title_sort | bilateral bifid mandibular canals – special relevance for a general dental practitioner. report of 2 cases |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6461729/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31001401 http://dx.doi.org/10.4317/jced.55575 |
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