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CBCT scans were analyzed by two calibrated examiners to assess the distance between the bone crest and the mental foramen (BC\u2013MF), mandibular bone resorption according to the Cawood\u2013Howell (C-H) classification and the pattern of MNE. Inter-rater agreement was evaluated using weighted Cohen\u2019s kappa. Descriptive statistics were calculated and non-parametric tests were used to compare BC\u2013MF distances among C-H categories and MNE classes, as well as to assess associations between categorical variables.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Significant differences were observed among MNE-Classes with significantly higher BC\u2013MN distance in Class I compared with Classes II and III, and in Class II compared with Class III (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.05). Moreover, a statistically significant association between the MNE class and the C-H classification (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001) was highlighted.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Soft tissue management in the edentulous mandible requires particular attention to reduce the risk of MN injury, especially in MNE Class II and III. A statistically significant association was observed between MNE patterns and C-H classes, with higher emergence classes associated with a reduced BC-MF distance. 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