The evaluation of visibility of mandibular anatomic landmarks using panoramic radiography

Abstract

Aim: The mandibular canal, mandibular foramen, mental foramen, andincisive canal are important anatomical structures for dental surgery. Theaim of this study was to evaluate the visibility of these importantlandmarks in different age groups and to compare the visibility in thedentulous group with the edentulous group on panoramic radiographs.Methodology: Panoramic radiographs of 500 patients (237 males and 263females; mean age:39.2) were evaluated for this study; the visibility oftheir anatomical landmarks was analyzed, and scores were noted.The dataobtained were analyzed using the SPSS 21 package program.The value ofp