Measurements of Dimensions of Nasopalatine Canal Using Cone Beam Computed Tomography in Patients Reporting to A Local Tertiary Care Dental Hospital in Lahore
Muhammad Iftikhar Ahsen, Muhammad Usman Khattak, Kapil Kumar, Irshad Ahmed, Khurram Ata Ullah, Khuda E Dad
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ABSTRACT
Objective: To measure the mean length and width of NPC in patients reporting to Fatima Memorial
hospital Lahore, for implant surgery.
Methods: This crossectional study was conducted at Department of
Periodontology, Fatima Memorial Hospital, Lahore. Fatima Memorial Hospital is a
tertiary care dental hospital affiliated with University of Health Sciences. After
taking informed written consent history was taken, clinical examination was
done and
CBCT from SIRONA CBCT machine
will be taken to assess the outcome i.e the mean length and width of NPC.
Result: Total of 72 patients requiring CBCT for dental procedures were
included. 38 patients were males (52.8%) & 34 patients were females (47.2%)
with the mean age of 40.944+7.507 years. The mean length and width of
Nasopalatine canal (NPC) was 8.787+1.534 mm and 3.919+0.738 mm respectively.
Conclusion: Significant
differences in nasopalatine canal length and width were observed among the
patients and CBCT was useful in determining nasopalatine canal length and width
before implant placement
Key words:
Cone-Beam Computed Tomography; nasopalatine canal, length, width