Last week I showed the superior foramina of the nasopalatine canal and this week is the inferior foramen; the incisive foramen. The incisive foramen presents as a round to ovoid radiolucent entity between the maxillary central incisors. When the width of the incisive foramen is 10 mm (1 cm) or […]
Now that all the foramina of the mandible have been covered (lingual, mental and mandibular) it’s onto the maxilla. The first one I am going to show is the superior foramina of the nasopalatine canal. The nasopalatine canal splits superiorly with an opening in the right and left nasal cavities.The […]
I’m going to start out this week’s canal as a challenge. I’ve come across two cases recently with canals that appear to be heading towards the maxillary canine. Based on my research and review of anatomy I concluded this was possibly the anterior superior alveolar canal. After discussing this case […]
