Common conditions associated with displacement of the inferior alveolar nerve canal: A radiographic diagnostic aid
- Author:
Hamed MORTAZAVI
1
;
Maryam BAHARVAND
;
Yaser SAFI
;
Mohammad BEHNAZ
Author Information
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords: Mandibular Nerves; Odontogenic Cysts; Odontogenic Tumors
- MeSH: Ameloblastoma; Aneurysm; Bone Cysts; Dentigerous Cyst; Dentists; Diagnosis; Diagnosis, Differential; Fibroma; Granuloma, Giant Cell; Humans; Mandibular Nerve; Odontogenic Cysts; Odontogenic Tumors; Search Engine
- From:Imaging Science in Dentistry 2019;49(2):79-86
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: PURPOSE: This study reviewed the common conditions associated with displacement of inferior alveolar nerve canal. MATERIALS AND METHODS: General search engines and specialized databases including Google Scholar, Pub Med, Pub Med Central, Science Direct, and Scopus were used to find relevant studies by using keywords such as “mandibular canal”, “alveolar canal”, “inferior alveolar nerve canal”, “inferior dental canal”, “inferior mandibular canal” and “displacement”. RESULTS: About 120 articles were found, of which approximately 70 were broadly relevant to the topic. We ultimately included 37 articles that were closely related to the topic of interest. When the data were compiled, the following 8 lesions were found to have a relationship with displacement of mandibular canal: radicular/residual cysts, dentigerous cyst, odontogenic keratocyst, aneurysmal bone cyst, ameloblastoma, central giant cell granuloma, fibrous dysplasis, and cementossifying fibroma. CONCLUSION: When clinicians encounter a lesion associated with displaced mandibular canal, they should first consider these entities in the differential diagnosis. This review would help dentists make more accurate diagnoses and develop better treatment plans according to patients' radiographs.
