The course of the inferior alveolar neurovascular canal in relation to sliding genioplasty.
The anterior course of the inferior alveolar neurovascular canal was determined in 52 hemimandibles using high-resolution radiographs. Significant variability was found in its course. It was noted that if the osteotomies for sliding genioplasty were performed at least 6 mm below the inferior border of the mental foramen, injury to the mental nerve would be reduced.
Ritter
E F
EF
University of California, San Francisco.
Moelleken
B R
BR
Mathes
S J
SJ
Ousterhout
D K
DK
D002680:Chin / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008340:Mandibular Nerve / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods; D011859:Radiography