Identification of the Bony Canal of the Posterior Superior Alveolar Nerve and Artery in the Maxillary Sinus: Tomographic, Radiographic, and Macroscopic Analyses
Joint Authors
German, Iris Jasmin Santos
Buchaim, Daniela Vieira
Andreo, Jesus Carlos
Shinohara, Elio Hitoshi
Capelozza, Ana Lúcia Alvares
Shinohara, Andre Luis
Rosa Junior, Geraldo Marco
Pereira, Mizael
Buchaim, Rogerio Leone
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-03-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
The aim of this study was to identify the shape and route of the bony canal of the posterior superior alveolar artery (PSAA) and posterior superior alveolar nerve (PSAN) using different identification methods, including computed tomography (CT), panoramic radiograph, and macroscopic evaluation (corpse and dry skull).
Twenty-four patients were analyzed by CT and panoramic and posterior anterior (PA) radiographs; additionally, 90 dry skulls and 21 dissected anatomical specimens were examined.
Three-dimensional-CT revealed that the lateral wall of the maxillary sinus resembled a tunnel format in 60% of the treated patients.
Out of all 24 patients, the panoramic radiograph identified the bony canal in only one patient; whereas the PA radiograph identified it in 80% of the patients.
The dry skulls showed tunnellike routes of the PSAA and PSAN in 65% of the cases.
Moreover, the pathway was also visibly observed in the dissected anatomical specimens as a straight shape in 85% of the cases.
Thus, our results demonstrated that the most common shape of the bony canal of the PSAA and PSAN is the tunnel format with a straight route by 3D-CT, posterior anterior radiography, and macroscopic evaluation.
However, in the panoramic radiographs, it was difficult to identify this canal.
American Psychological Association (APA)
German, Iris Jasmin Santos& Buchaim, Daniela Vieira& Andreo, Jesus Carlos& Shinohara, Elio Hitoshi& Capelozza, Ana Lúcia Alvares& Shinohara, Andre Luis…[et al.]. 2015. Identification of the Bony Canal of the Posterior Superior Alveolar Nerve and Artery in the Maxillary Sinus: Tomographic, Radiographic, and Macroscopic Analyses. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1079260
Modern Language Association (MLA)
German, Iris Jasmin Santos…[et al.]. Identification of the Bony Canal of the Posterior Superior Alveolar Nerve and Artery in the Maxillary Sinus: Tomographic, Radiographic, and Macroscopic Analyses. The Scientific World Journal No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1079260
American Medical Association (AMA)
German, Iris Jasmin Santos& Buchaim, Daniela Vieira& Andreo, Jesus Carlos& Shinohara, Elio Hitoshi& Capelozza, Ana Lúcia Alvares& Shinohara, Andre Luis…[et al.]. Identification of the Bony Canal of the Posterior Superior Alveolar Nerve and Artery in the Maxillary Sinus: Tomographic, Radiographic, and Macroscopic Analyses. The Scientific World Journal. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1079260
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1079260