Assessment of Canalis Sinuosus located in maxillary anterior region by using cone beam computed tomography: a retrospective study

• Published in: BMC medical imaging Vol. 23; no. 1; p. 46
• Main Authors: Samunahmetoglu, Ercin, Kurt, Mehmet Hakan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 28.03.2023; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Age; Age groups; Alveolar bone; Alveolar Process; Canalis sinuosus; Canals; Canals (anatomy); Computed tomography; Cone-Beam Computed Tomography; Cone-Beam CT; Cortical bone; CT imaging; Data analysis; Dental implant; Dental implants; Diameters; Distance measurement; Female; Gender; Gender aspects; Humans; Implant dentures; Incisors; Male; Males; Maxilla - diagnostic imaging; Nose; Parameter identification; Patients; Retrospective Studies; Sex; Sex differences; Sex Factors; Software; Teeth; Three dimensional imaging; Tomography; Finland; Cone-Beam CT; Three dimensional imaging; Dental implant; Canalis sinuosus
• ISSN: 1471-2342; 1471-2342
• DOI: 10.1186/s12880-023-01000-x

The aim of the study is to determine the distribution, location, diameter, and distance measurements of Canalis Sinusosus (CS) in relation with age and sex. 300 Cone-Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) images were evaluated. The distance between CS and nasal cavity floor (NCF), buccal cortical bone margin (BCM), alveolar ridge (AR), respectively.The presence of CS smaller than 1 mm, and the diameter of CS larger than 1 mm were determined. Accessory canals (AC) were classified according to their position relative to the teeth. 435 CS with a diameter of at least 1 mm and 142 CS < 1 mm were identified. The most frequently observed location of CS was the region of the right central incisors. The mean diameter of the canals ( CS ≥ 1) was 1.31 ± 0.19 on the right side and 1.29 ± 0.17 on the left side. No gender differences were found in canal diameter were observed (p > 0.05). There was no significant difference between men and women in the distance between CS and the NCF on the right side, and a significant difference was found in the distance of CS-NCF on the left side (p = 0.047). There were no significant differences between age groups in all parameters. CBCT is a useful tool for identifying CS. Location and diameter of ACs could not be associated with a specific age group or sex.