Alam Beenish Fatima, Yusof Asilah, Ali Shah Shahzad, Abdullah Johari Yap, Awang Nawi Mohamad Arif
School of Dental Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, MYS.
Oral Biology, Bahria University Medical and Dental College, Karachi, PAK.
Cureus. 2024 Oct 14;16(10):e71496. doi: 10.7759/cureus.71496. eCollection 2024 Oct.
This study aimed to determine the dimensions and differences in distances from several anatomical structures to the mental foramen (MtF) in Pakistani participants using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT).
For this cross-sectional study, retrospective CBCT data of Pakistani individuals from both genders were assessed using the Mimics software (Materialise NV, Leuven, Belgium). The participants were selected from the Mahajir and Pukhtoon ethnic groups in Pakistan. The dimensions of the MtF, which included vertical and horizontal diameter and area of foramen, were measured. The distance of the foramen to various anatomical structures was measured, which included the alveolar crest, inferior border of the mandible, and anterior mandible. Data were assessed using SPSS version 28 (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY). Statistical analysis was performed using an independent sample t-test and a paired t-test. P-values greater than 0.05 and 0.001 were considered significant.
Greater measurements had been recorded for the Pukhtoon ethnicity with respect to the vertical, horizontal, and area of the foramen. In relation to the dimensions, males showed larger measurements than females. MtF's distance to the alveolar crest, inferior border of the mandible, and anterior mandible (p < 0.001) was greater in Pukhtoon ethnicity. Males displayed longer measurements.
CBCT proved to be a highly accurate and useful tool for the analysis of the dimensions and distances from the MtF in both ethnicities. The Pukhtoon ethnicity exhibited overall greater measurements with respect to the dimensions, highlighting a significant difference between the two ethnicities. Analysis of MtF distance to various landmarks resulted in longer measurements being observed in males and Pukhtoon ethnicity.
本研究旨在使用锥形束计算机断层扫描（CBCT）确定巴基斯坦参与者中几个解剖结构到颏孔（MtF）的尺寸和距离差异。
对于这项横断面研究，使用Mimics软件（Materialise NV，比利时鲁汶）评估了巴基斯坦男女个体的回顾性CBCT数据。参与者选自巴基斯坦的穆哈吉尔族和普什图族。测量了MtF的尺寸，包括垂直和水平直径以及孔的面积。测量了孔到各种解剖结构的距离，包括牙槽嵴、下颌骨下缘和下颌前部。使用SPSS 28版（IBM公司，纽约州阿蒙克）评估数据。使用独立样本t检验和配对t检验进行统计分析。P值大于0.05和0.001被认为具有显著性。
普什图族在孔的垂直、水平和面积方面的测量值更大。在尺寸方面，男性的测量值大于女性。普什图族中MtF到牙槽嵴、下颌骨下缘和下颌前部的距离（p < 0.001）更大。男性的测量值更长。
CBCT被证明是分析两个民族中MtF的尺寸和距离的高度准确且有用的工具。普什图族在尺寸方面总体测量值更大，突出了两个民族之间的显著差异。对MtF到各种标志点的距离分析表明，男性和普什图族的测量值更长。
