%0 Journal Article
%T The anterior loop of the inferior alveolar nerve within the mentonian foramen: a scoping review.
%A Bezerra AA
%A Borges AFM
%A Leão LO
%A de Araujo CM
%A Taveira KVM
%J Surg Radiol Anat
%V 46
%N 8
%D 2024 Aug 18
%M 38888832
%F 1.354
%R 10.1007/s00276-024-03395-w
%X <B>OBJECTIVE: </B>The aim of this study is to delineate the safety zone concerning the anteriorization of the AL and correlate it with the behavior of the AL, analyzing its feasibility.<BR><B>METHODS: </B>Adhering to the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) manual guidelines, both the protocol and this review were conducted based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) checklist. MeSH terms, combined with free terms, were utilized to search for articles in the following databases: Embase, LILACS, LIVIVO, PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science, and grey literature.<BR><B>RESULTS: </B>Fifteen articles were select following the eligibility criteria. An average safe zone of 4.75 mm in humans was observed, with a prevalence 60.8% and average anterior length of the AL of 2.09 mm in humans.<BR><B>CONCLUSIONS: </B>The AL has varied patterns across different populations, then, it could not be asserted a 100% safe zone. Preoperative analysis of the AL with CBCT is always necessary. While it could be stated that a safe zone should be employed as an inviolable region, stipulated measures of a safe zone should be regarded as an area of greater attention in preoperative planning.