Title
Incidence of retromolar canal in mandible using CBCT: An institution based retrospective study
Authors
K. Thangam*, R. Anitha & K. Sarswathi Gopal
Affiliation
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Meenakshi Ammal Dental College, Chennai, India; *Corresponding author
K. Thangam - E-mail: thangamomr@gmail.com
R. Anitha - E-mail: dranitha.omrd@madch.edu.in
K. Sarswathi Gopal - E-mail: dr.Saraswathi.k@gmail.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received October 1, 2025; Revised October 31, 2025; Accepted October 31, 2025, Published October 31, 2025
Abstract
Retromolar canal (RMC) is an anatomic structure located in the Retro molar area distal to the third mandibular molar. The retro molar area is considered as an imperative site where many dental surgeries are being held and due to increasing demand for surgical procedure in the retromolar area of the mandible. The identification of the retromolar canal has become an issue of clinical concern. Therefore, it is of interest to determine the incidence of RMC in the mandible using CBCT and measure the distance between the Retro molar Foramen. Hence, 101 CBCT scans were examined to detect the presence of RMC on 3D CBCT. Data shows that the RMC was present in 64 out of 101 scans with 63.3% incidence rate.
Keywords
Cone beam computer tomography, retro molar canal, retro molar foramen, incidence, anatomical variance
Citation
Thangam et al. Bioinformation 21(10): 3506-3510 (2025)
Edited by
P Kangueane
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
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.
