Branching Pattern of the Extraosseous Mental Nerve in a Kenyan Population
Abstract
:Materials and Methods
Results
Initial Branching Pattern
Terminal Branching Pattern
Symmetry
Discussion
Conclusion
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Study (n) | Study population | Method | Prevalence (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Current study (64) | Kenyan | Cadaveric | 4.7 |
Zografos and Mutzuri (800) [25] | Greek | Osteological | 6.68 |
Agthong et al. (110) [24] | Thai | Osteological | 1.8 |
Naitoh et al. 2009 (157) [4] | Japanese | Osteological | 7 |
Sankar et al. 2011 [26] (90) | Indian | Osteological | 8.9 |
Study (n) | Study Population | Method | Prevalence (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Current study (64) | Kenyan | Cadaveric | 1.6 |
Montagu 1954 [16] (800) | French | Osteological | 2.6 |
Montagu 1954 [16] (2400) | Russian | Osteological | 1.5 |
Riesenfeld 1956 [17] (430) | Polynesian | Osteological | 12.5 |
Riesenfeld 1956 [17] (484) | Melanesian | Osteological | 9.7 |
Naitoh et al., 2009 [4] (157) | Japanese | Cone-beam computed tomography | 7 |
Sawyer et al., 1998 [18] (510) | White American | Osteological | 1.4 |
Sawyer et al., 1998 [18] (332) | Black American | Osteological | 5.7 |
Study (n) | Population | Number of branches | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
Current study, 2012 (64) | Kenyan | 19 | 39 | 34 | 8 |
Hu et al., 2007 [10] (62) | Korean | – | 38.8 | 61.3 | – |
Alsaad et al. 2003 [20] (26) | Ireland | – | 44.4 | 55.6 | – |
Alantar et al. 2000 [19] (32) | French | 22 | 28 | 28 | 22 |
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Loyal, P.K.; Butt, F.; Ogeng'o, J.A. Branching Pattern of the Extraosseous Mental Nerve in a Kenyan Population. Craniomaxillofac. Trauma Reconstr. 2013, 6, 251-256. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0033-1356756
Loyal PK, Butt F, Ogeng'o JA. Branching Pattern of the Extraosseous Mental Nerve in a Kenyan Population. Craniomaxillofacial Trauma & Reconstruction. 2013; 6(4):251-256. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0033-1356756
Chicago/Turabian StyleLoyal, Poonamjeet Kaur, Fawzia Butt, and Julius Alexander Ogeng'o. 2013. "Branching Pattern of the Extraosseous Mental Nerve in a Kenyan Population" Craniomaxillofacial Trauma & Reconstruction 6, no. 4: 251-256. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0033-1356756
APA StyleLoyal, P. K., Butt, F., & Ogeng'o, J. A. (2013). Branching Pattern of the Extraosseous Mental Nerve in a Kenyan Population. Craniomaxillofacial Trauma & Reconstruction, 6(4), 251-256. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0033-1356756