title: The Length of the Greater Palatine Canal in a Lebanese Population: a Radio-anatomical Study.
abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the length of the greater palatine canal in a Lebanese population using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) technology.
  
  
  
  In this study, we measured the length of 148 greater palatine canals in 74 CBCT images of Lebanese adult patients (38 females and 36 males). The data obtained was analyzed statistically to determine 1) if age is related to the length of the canal, 2) if the length of the left side tends to be systematically larger or smaller than the length of the right side, and 3) if the mean length of the canals in females is different than the one in males.
  
  
  
  In a sagittal plane, the average length of the greater palatine canal was 30.62 (30.64 mm on the right and 30.60 mm on the left).
  
  
  
  Within the limits of this study, we concluded that in our sample in a Lebanese population, the length of the greater palatine canal does not significantly vary according to age, gender, and side.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology and Diagnosis, School of Dentistry, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Georges
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Aoun
authors.affiliation: Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology and Imaging, School of Dentistry, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nasseh
keywords: Cone-beam computed tomography; Lebanese population; greater palatine canal