Evaluation of Mental Foramen with Cone Beam Computed Tomography: A Systematic Review of Literature

Table 4

Comparison between cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) and panoramic radiograph (PAN) in measuring distances (mm).

Articles	Mean distance MF–midline of the mandible				Mean interforaminal distance		Mean length of the AL		Mean distance AL–inferior border of the mandible
	Right side		Left side
	CBCT	PAN	CBCT	PAN	CBCT	PAN	CBCT	PAN	CBCT	PAN
[35]	23 ± 2.8	21.3 ± 3.5	23 ± 2.4	21 ± 3.9	46.5 ± 5	41.9 ± 7.1	—	—	—	—
[31]	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.59 ± 0.93	2.82 ± 0.91	11.43 ± 1.81	11.64 ± 1.81
[32]	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.79 ± 0.82^†	3.03 ± 0.92^†	—	—

MF: mental foramen. AL: anterior loop.^†Values calculated based on data from publications.