Research Article

The Effect of Mandibular Angulation on Preoperative Assessment of Dental Implant Insertion at Premolar Region: CBCT Study

Table 2

Mean distance of the implant from the right and left anterior loop of inferior alveolar nerve and right and left mental foramen at 0° (gold standard position), +20° (corrected and uncorrected), and -20° (corrected and uncorrected) in three different voxel sizes.

Location/angulationVoxel size (mm) (right AL) (mm) (left AL) (mm) (right MF) (mm) (left MF)

(0.150 mm)
(0.250 mm)
(0.300 mm)
+20° corrected(0.150 mm)
+20° corrected(0.250 mm)
+20° corrected(0.300 mm)
+20° uncorrected(0.150 mm)
+20° uncorrected(0.250 mm)
+20° uncorrected(0.300 mm)
-20° corrected(0.150 mm)
-20° corrected(0.250 mm)
-20° corrected(0.300 mm)
-20° uncorrected(0.150 mm)
-20° uncorrected(0.250 mm)
-20° uncorrected(0.300 mm)