title: Radiologic examination for location of the mandibular canal: a comparison between panoramic radiography and conventional tomography.
abstract: Panoramic radiography was compared with conventional tomography as techniques for visualizing the mandibular canal. Tomography gave a significantly clearer image of the canal at and 1 cm posterior to the mental foramen, while no differences were found between the methods 2 cm posterior to the mental foramen. Thus, tomography could be of great value in locating the mandibular canal before implant surgery in edentulous mandibular posterior segments.
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authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lindh
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authors.lastname: Petersson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D014056:Tomography, X-Ray