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

Table 5

Comparison between cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) and panoramic radiograph (PAN) for the visualization of anatomical structures.

Articles	Detection of accessory mental foramina (AMFs) n AMFs (%)		Visualization of the anterior loop (AL) n AL (%)
	CBCT	PAN	CBCT	PAN
[28]	37 (100.00)	18 (48.60)	—	—
[29]	4 (100.00^†)	0 (0^†)	—	—
[30]	19 (100.00^†)	3 (15.79^†)	—	—
[31]	—	—	40 (48.80)/patient	30 (36.60)/patient
[18]	(100.00)	(45.83)	—	—
[32]	—	—	60^1 (30.30^†)/side	41^1 (20.10^†)/side
[33]	—	—	67 (37.20)/side	102 (56.75)/side

^†Values calculated based on data from publications.