title: Mandibular incisive canal in relation to periapical surgery.
abstract: The aim of the present paper is to emphasize the importance of the mandibular interforaminal neurovascular bundle with a case and make a warning to dentists and surgeons during oral and maxillofacial surgeries, such as implant replacement, bone harvesting, genioplasty, open reduction of a mandibular fracture, and cyst enucleations at this region. In this paper, we present a 58-year-old male who referred with pain and a tingling sensation on the left lower lip. After radiographical, extraoral and intraoral examinations, findings indicated the lesion to be a cyst which was related with a periapical lesion of the canine tooth and extracted socket of first premolar tooth. After removal of a cyst, the mandibular incisive nerve was documented which was in relation to cyst cavity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Near East University, Nicosia, Cyprus.
authors.forename: Kani
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bilginaylar
authors.affiliation: Department of Dentofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Kaan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Orhan
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Near East University, Nicosia, Cyprus.
authors.forename: Lokman Onur
authors.initials: LO
authors.lastname: Uyanik
keywords: Interforaminal region; mandibular incisive canal; mandibular incisive nerve; mental nerve