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Study of Lingual foramen on CBCT

Assessment of anatomical variation of lingual foramina and their bony canals in median region of mandible form 150 patients on limited CBCT images in western U.P. India

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2017/11/010407
Enrollment
150
Registered
2017-11-07
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- CBCT indicated for anterior mandibular region for implant purpose

Interventions

Control Intervention1: Not applicable: Not applicable

Sponsors

private CBCT imaging centre
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1 Age between 12-80 years 2 Absence of any pathological lesions in the anterior mandible. 3 Good quality of the CBCT mandibular scans at 5x5 and 5x8 will be taken for various purposes. 4 Absence of the severe atrophy of the lower jaw. 5 Absence of impacted teeth in the mandible. 6 Absence of any kind of h/o systemic diseases.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1 Patients who refuse to give consent to share their CBCT scans 2 Mandibles with large pathologic lesions, bone fractures or deeply impacted teeth 3 Inadequate picture quality (artifacts caused by metallic implants or osteosynthesis plates; low resolution; patient movement during imaging).

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1) Location of the lingual foramen 2) Type of lingual foramen 3) Diameter/width at three levels i.e. at the lingual cortex, at the buccal cortex and at the middle of the canal Timepoint: 03/08/2016 to 31/12/2017

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
4) Vertical distance from the lingual foramina to alveolar crest 5) Vertical distance from the lingual foramina to lower border of mandible 6) Length/depth of the lingual canal Timepoint: 03/08/2016 to 31/12/2017

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Deepankar Misra

Institute of Dental Studies and Technologies

drshalurai@gmail.com9999448961

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026