Evaluation of Morphometric Characteristics of Mandibular Foramen and Mandibular Ramus in Different Vertical Growth Patterns: a CBCT Study

Barış Can Telatar; Busehan Bilgin; Alper Sindel; Mehmet Ali Altay; Öznur Özalp

doi:10.7126/cumudj.1624296

Evaluation of Morphometric Characteristics of Mandibular Foramen and Mandibular Ramus in Different Vertical Growth Patterns: a CBCT Study

Abstract

Objectives: The objective of this study is to reveal the morphometric characteristics of the mandibular ramus area and mandibular foramen in non-growing patients with different vertical facial types and clinically balanced skeletal pattern in sagittal direction. Materials and Methods: Sixty adult patients were divided into three groups by FMA angle. Groups were created as 20 high-angle (HA), 20 normal-angle (NA) and 20 low-angle (LA). Mandibular foramen location (MFL), mandibular foramen width (MFW), ramus height and ramus width were determined using CBCT images. Results: In the LA group, MFL was observed to be closest to the mandibular notch, and furthest from the posterior border of the ramus on both sides (p<.000). MFW was observed to be significantly smaller in the LA group. (p<000). The ramus width measurements were found to be insignificant among the groups (p>0.05). Conclusions: Vertical facial types may give a clue regarding the morphometric characteristics of the mandibular foramen and mandibular ramus area.

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Ethics declarations Ethics approval was obtained in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Ethics approval and consent to participate This study is approved of by the Ethics Committee of the Akdeniz University (ethic approval no: 2023/640). Participants were included in the study after written informed consent obtained from the participants.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery , Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology , Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Barış Can Telatar
0000-0002-0632-0617
Türkiye

Busehan Bilgin
0000-0003-1637-8350
Türkiye

Alper Sindel
0000-0001-8760-5958
Türkiye

Mehmet Ali Altay
0000-0001-8886-4783
Türkiye

Öznur Özalp ^*
0000-0003-4350-1975
Türkiye

Publication Date

September 30, 2025

Submission Date

January 21, 2025

Acceptance Date

June 16, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 1970 Volume: 28 Number: 3

DOI

https://doi.org/10.7126/cumudj.1624296

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https://izlik.org/JA63GS75FE

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Telatar BC, Bilgin B, Sindel A, Altay MA, Özalp Ö (September 1, 2025) Evaluation of Morphometric Characteristics of Mandibular Foramen and Mandibular Ramus in Different Vertical Growth Patterns: a CBCT Study. Cumhuriyet Dental Journal 28 3 322–328.