Determination of anatomical position of inferior alveolar nerve canal in relation to buccal cortical bone in patients with different mandibular skeletal relationships

The mean buccal cortical thickness was least in the class III group at mandibular first, second, and third molar regions. The lingual cortical thickness was least in the class II group, suggesting that the cut maybe given at the second molar region where the buccal cortical thickness is highest in order to prevent IAN injury. Hence, suggesting that precise osteotomy cuts may be customized to each patient using CBCT as an analyzing tool.