Your English writing platform
Discover LudwigSuggestions(1)
Exact(12)
Cortication of the mandibular canal on the panoramic radiograph did not serve as a predictor of the proximity of the mandibular canal to the cortices of the mandible.
The mandibular foramen (MF) was set posterosuperior to the opening of mandibular canal.
Immediate vicinity of the mandibular canal (dashed arrow) to the impacted tooth.
Analysis of the mandibular foramen was on the region where the mandibular canal ended.
The position of the mandibular canal was evaluated by means of panoramic radiography, Scanora, and CT.
CT gave better visualization of the mandibular canal than Scanora imaging.
The mandibular canal could be identified in 31 cases in dental radiographs, whereas in the oblique cuts of the corresponding CT scans the mandibular canal was detected in all patients.
The buccolingual location of the mandibular canal is visualized better with CT than with Scanora or panoramic radiographs.
They may thin the cortical layer of the mandible and may insinuate around the mandibular canal, making surgical excision risky.
Conclusions: Patient age, ostectomy of the bone distal to the third molar, the radiologic relationship between the roots of the third molar and the mandibular canal, and deflection of the mandibular canal increased the risk of IAN damage.
In seven of these sides, the distance from the mandibular canal to the buccal cortex was less than 2 mm.
Write better and faster with AI suggestions while staying true to your unique style.
Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com