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

<div class="floats-full-page floats-full-page-other"><h2>Table 4</h2><div class="floats-full-page-caption"><div>Comparison between cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) and panoramic radiograph (PAN) in measuring distances (mm).</div></div><div class="floats-full-page-content"><table class="table-group" id="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="11"><hr /></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left" rowspan="3">Articles</td><td class="align_center" colspan="4">Mean distance MF–midline of the mandible</td><td class="align_center" colspan="2" rowspan="2">Mean interforaminal distance</td><td class="align_center" colspan="2" rowspan="2">Mean length of the AL</td><td class="align_center" colspan="2" rowspan="2">Mean distance AL–inferior border of the mandible</td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_center" colspan="2">Right side</td><td class="align_center" colspan="2">Left side</td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_center">CBCT</td><td class="align_center">PAN</td><td class="align_center">CBCT</td><td class="align_center">PAN</td><td class="align_center">CBCT</td><td class="align_center">PAN</td><td class="align_center">CBCT</td><td class="align_center">PAN</td><td class="align_center">CBCT</td><td class="align_center">PAN</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="11"><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">[<a href="../../8897275/#B35" target="_blank">35</a>]</td><td class="align_center">23 ± 2.8</td><td class="align_center">21.3 ± 3.5</td><td class="align_center">23 ± 2.4</td><td class="align_center">21 ± 3.9</td><td class="align_center">46.5 ± 5</td><td class="align_center">41.9 ± 7.1</td><td class="align_center">—</td><td class="align_center">—</td><td class="align_center">—</td><td class="align_center">—</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">[<a href="../../8897275/#B31" target="_blank">31</a>]</td><td class="align_center">—</td><td class="align_center">—</td><td class="align_center">—</td><td class="align_center">—</td><td class="align_center">—</td><td class="align_center">—</td><td class="align_center">1.59 ± 0.93</td><td class="align_center">2.82 ± 0.91</td><td class="align_center">11.43 ± 1.81</td><td class="align_center">11.64 ± 1.81</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">[<a href="../../8897275/#B32" target="_blank">32</a>]</td><td class="align_center">—</td><td class="align_center">—</td><td class="align_center">—</td><td class="align_center">—</td><td class="align_center">—</td><td class="align_center">—</td><td class="align_center">2.79 ± 0.82<sup>†</sup></td><td class="align_center">3.03 ± 0.92<sup>†</sup></td><td class="align_center">—</td><td class="align_center">—</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="11"><hr class="tbody-hr" /></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td><div>MF: mental foramen. AL: anterior loop.<sup>†</sup>Values calculated based on data from publications.<br /></div></td></tr></table></div></div>

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