?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Safe+zone+for+bone+harvesting+from+the+interforaminal+region+of+the+mandible&rft.creator=Al-Ani%2C+O.&rft.creator=Nambiar%2C+P.&rft.creator=Ha%2C+K.O.&rft.creator=Ngeow%2C+Dr.+W.C.&rft.subject=JOURNALS&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Aims%3A+The+mandibular+incisive+nerve+can+be+subjected+to+iatrogenic+injury+during+bone+graft+harvesting.+Using+cone+beam+computed+tomography+(CBCT)%2C+this+study+aims+to+determine+a+safe+zone+for+bone+graft+harvesting+that+avoids+injuring+this+nerve.+Methods%3A+Sixty+CBCT+examinations+of+patients+were+included+in+this+study.+The+examinations+were+taken+using+the+i-CAT+CBCT+imaging+system%2C+applying+a+standardized+exposure+protocol.+Image+reconstruction+from+the+raw+data+was+performed+using+the+SimPlant+dental+implant+software.+The+distances+of+mandibular+incisive+canal+(MIC)+to+the+inferior+border+and+the+labial+and+lingual+cortices+of+the+mandible+were+measured+at+3%2C+5%2C+7+and+9+mm+mesial+to+the+mental+foramen.+Results%3A+The+MIC+was+visible+in+all+(100)+CBCT+images.+The+median+distance+and+interquartile+range+from+the+lower+border+of+the+mandible+was+9.86+(2.51)+mm%2C+curving+downwards+toward+the+inferior+mandibular+border+at+the+symphysis+menti.+It+was+located+closer+to+the+buccal+border+of+the+mandible+(3.15+1.28+mm)+than+lingual+cortex+(4.78+2.0+mm).+The+MIC+curves+toward+the+lingual+side+at+the+symphysis+menti.+There+was+gender+difference+in+a+number+of+these+measurements.+Current+recommendation+for+chin+bone+graft+harvesting+can+be+applied+to+Asian+subjects.+Conclusions%3A+While+acknowledging+that+there+is+human+variability%2C+this+study+provides+an+accurate+anatomic+location+of+the+MIC%2C+which+in+turn+helps+to+determine+a+safe+zone+for+chin+bone+graft+harvesting.+This+information+can+become+a+useful+guide+in+centers+where+CBCT+is+not+available.+%7B%5C%5EA%7D%7B%5Ccopyright%7D+2012+John+Wiley+%5C%26+Sons+A%2FS.&rft.date=2011-11-19&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8167%2F1%2FSafe%2520Zone%2520for%2520Bone%2520Harvesting%2520From%2520The%2520Interforaminal%2520Region%2520of%2520The%2520Mandible.pdf&rft.identifier=++Al-Ani%2C+O.+and+Nambiar%2C+P.+and+Ha%2C+K.O.+and+Ngeow%2C+Dr.+W.C.++(2011)+Safe+zone+for+bone+harvesting+from+the+interforaminal+region+of+the+mandible.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8167%2F