Length and Geometric Patterns of the Greater Palatine Canal Observed in Cone Beam Computed Tomography
The greater palatine canal is an important anatomical structure that is often utilized as a pathway for infiltration of local anesthesia to affect sensation and hemostasis. Increased awareness of the length and anatomic variation in the anatomy of this structure is important when performing surgical...
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| description | The greater palatine canal is an important anatomical structure that is often utilized as a pathway for infiltration of local anesthesia to affect sensation and hemostasis. Increased awareness of the length and anatomic variation in the anatomy of this structure is important when performing surgical procedures in this area (e.g., placement of osseointegrated dental implants). We examined the anatomy of the greater palatine canal using data obtained from CBCT scans of 500 subjects. Both right and left canals were viewed (𝑁=1000) in coronal and sagittal planes, and their paths and lengths determined. The average length of the greater palatine canal was 29 mm (±3 mm), with a range from 22 to 40 mm. Coronally, the most common anatomic pattern consisted of the canal traveling inferior-laterally for a distance then directly inferior for the remainder (43.3%). In the sagittal view, the canal traveled most frequently at an anterior-inferior angle (92.9%). |
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| spelling | doaj-art-94cf957cdfc44f0eb55311ad996aac2c2025-02-03T06:11:38ZengWileyInternational Journal of Dentistry1687-87281687-87362010-01-01201010.1155/2010/292753292753Length and Geometric Patterns of the Greater Palatine Canal Observed in Cone Beam Computed TomographyKaren Howard-Swirzinski0Paul C. Edwards1Tarnjit S. Saini2Neil S. Norton3Department of Oral Biology, Creighton University, Omaha, NE 68178, USADepartment of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USAUS Army DENTAC, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, TX 78234, USADepartment of Oral Biology, Creighton University, Omaha, NE 68178, USAThe greater palatine canal is an important anatomical structure that is often utilized as a pathway for infiltration of local anesthesia to affect sensation and hemostasis. Increased awareness of the length and anatomic variation in the anatomy of this structure is important when performing surgical procedures in this area (e.g., placement of osseointegrated dental implants). We examined the anatomy of the greater palatine canal using data obtained from CBCT scans of 500 subjects. Both right and left canals were viewed (𝑁=1000) in coronal and sagittal planes, and their paths and lengths determined. The average length of the greater palatine canal was 29 mm (±3 mm), with a range from 22 to 40 mm. Coronally, the most common anatomic pattern consisted of the canal traveling inferior-laterally for a distance then directly inferior for the remainder (43.3%). In the sagittal view, the canal traveled most frequently at an anterior-inferior angle (92.9%).http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/292753 |
| spellingShingle | Karen Howard-Swirzinski Paul C. Edwards Tarnjit S. Saini Neil S. Norton Length and Geometric Patterns of the Greater Palatine Canal Observed in Cone Beam Computed Tomography International Journal of Dentistry |
| title | Length and Geometric Patterns of the Greater Palatine Canal Observed in Cone Beam Computed Tomography |
| title_full | Length and Geometric Patterns of the Greater Palatine Canal Observed in Cone Beam Computed Tomography |
| title_fullStr | Length and Geometric Patterns of the Greater Palatine Canal Observed in Cone Beam Computed Tomography |
| title_full_unstemmed | Length and Geometric Patterns of the Greater Palatine Canal Observed in Cone Beam Computed Tomography |
| title_short | Length and Geometric Patterns of the Greater Palatine Canal Observed in Cone Beam Computed Tomography |
| title_sort | length and geometric patterns of the greater palatine canal observed in cone beam computed tomography |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/292753 |
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