Title

Radiographic and clinical evaluation of anterior nasal spine anatomy on anterior maxillary implant placement

Authors

Swapnil Uttamrao Shinde¹, Pradeep Kumar Sharma^2,*, Manoj Upadhyay³, Suman Thotapalli⁴, Munaz Mulla⁵, Sajith Abraham⁶, Subham Patra⁷ & Mushir Mulla⁸

Affiliation

¹Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) Dental College and Hospital, Sangli, Maharashtra, India; ²Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Government Dental College, Dibrugarh, Assam, India; ³Department of Dentistry, Government Medical College, Barmer, Rajasthan, India; ⁴Department of Prosthodontics, SB Patil Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Bidar, Karnataka, India; ⁵Department of Periodontics, Saveetha Institute of Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India; ⁶Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Faisal University, AlHassa, Saudi Arabia; ⁷Intern, Kalinga Institute of Dental Science, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) Deemed to be University, Patia, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India; ⁸Department of Public Health, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia; *Corresponding author

Email

Swapnil Uttamrao Shinde - E-mail: drswapmilshinde1818@gmail.com
Pradeep Kumar Sharma - E-mail: drpradeepsharma6@gmail.com
Manoj Upadhyay - E-mail: manujsharma1234@gmail.com
Suman Thotapalli - E-mail: thotapallimds08@gmail.com
Munaz Mulla - E-mail: drmunazperio@gmail.com
Sajith Abraham - E-mail: sdaivakrupa@kfu.edu.sa
Subham Patra - E-mail: subhampatra2001@gmail.com
Mushir Mulla - E-mail: m.mulla@qu.edu.sa

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received August 1, 2025; Revised August 31, 2025; Accepted August 31, 2025, Published August 31, 2025

Abstract

The anterior nasal spine (ANS) is an important anatomical landmark that can influence on anterior implant placement. Therefore, it is of interest to evaluate ANS morphology (radiographic and clinical) and its influence on planning of anterior implants placement. Hencec, 100 adult subjects were divided into Group A with favorable ANS morphology; Group B with unfavorable ANS morphology). Cone-beam CT (CBCT) measurements included ANS length (mm), ANS angulation (°), labial cortical thickness, available alveolar bone height and width at planned implant sites. Clinical assessment recorded ridge contour and palpation findings. ANS anatomy significantly correlates with anterior maxillary bone availability and influences immediate implant planning.

Keywords

Anterior nasal spine, CBCT, anterior maxilla, implant planning, alveolar bone

Citation

Shinde et al. Bioinformation 21(8): 2820-2824 (2025)

Edited by

P Babaji

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.