13 June 2024 : Clinical Research
Morphological and Dimensional Analysis of the Nasopalatine Canal: Insights from Cone-Beam Computed Tomography Imaging in a Large Cohort
Ashraf Mohammed Alhumaidi1ABDE*, Abdulrahman Ahmed Aseri2DFG, Manea Musa M. Alahmari3ACEG, Hafiz Ahmed Adawi4AEG, Khalid Aldhorae56AF, Thrya S. Gadah
7DEG, Mohammed E. Sayed 4ADE, Nasser M. Al Ahmari 7EFG, Abdulelah Ali Daghriri8ADG, Abdulrahman H. Alzahrani 9BDF, Mohammed M. Al Moaleem 4CEF
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.944424
Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e944424
Table 4 Effects of maxillary central incisor status on the nasopalatine canal and adjacent buccal bone plate parameters in mm (one-way ANOVA test).
| Statue of central incisors | Number | IF | SF | Nasopalatine canal length | Mid-level of NPC | M-L IF | Buccal bone plate 1 | Buccal bone plate 2 | Buccal bone plate 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | |||||||||
| MCI 2 | 300 | 5.18± 1.43 | 2.58± 1.25 | 11.73± 2.54 | 1.80± 0.89 | 3.17± 0.95 | 6.19± 1.08 | 6.15± 1.17 | 6.92± 1.43 |
| MCI 1 | 16 | 4.64± 1.38 | 2.60± 1.19 | 11.33± 2.16 | 1.90± 1.01 | 3.40± 1.27 | 5.18± 0.98 | 5.36± 1.22 | 6.38± 1.79 |
| MCI 0 | 19 | 4.84± 1.68 | 2.44± 1.28 | 13.24± 1.73 | 1.66± 0.81 | 3.74± 0.71 | 4.06± 2.01 | 4.90± 1.88 | 6.74± 2.04 |
| p-value | 0.375 | 0.825 | 0.028* | 0.771 | 0.012* | 0.000* | 0.000* | 0.336 | |
| MCI 2 – presence of both central incisors; MCI 1 – presence of one central incisors; MCI 0 – absence of both central incisors. | |||||||||