title: Gross displacement of the mandibular canal: a radiographic sign of benign fibro-osseous bone disease.
abstract: Gross displacement of the mandibular neurovascular canal is an uncommon phenomenon. It is suggested that displacement of the canal should be included as one of the possible diagnostic criteria of benignity of disease of the mandible. Superior displacement of the canal should be considered an unusual but observable characteristic of benign fibro-osseous disease. The anatomic position of the displaced canal should be considered when one is planning a surgical approach to the mandible.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005357:Fibrous Dysplasia of Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008340:Mandibular Nerve; D011859:Radiography