INCISIVE CANAL MORPHOLOGY (A LITERATURE REVIEW)
Currently, craniology continues to thoroughly study the topography and features of variant anatomy of maxillary structure, which is of great anatomical and clinical importance. A detailed study of size, location, individual variability and variation-applied anatomy of incisive canal, as well as its relationship with other anatomical formations has fundamental theoretical and clinical significance for dental implantology, orthodontics, endodontics and anaesthesia in dentistry. Craniological methods, radiography, cone-beam computed tomography (and other studies) are carried out during research of incisive canal variant anatomy. Research data of size, shape and topography of nasopalatine canal; diameter, number, and location of foramen Stenson and incisive foramen; width of alveolar bone in the area of nasopalatine canal; as well as gender differences of these parameters and their correlation with age are discussed in this article.