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Curved planar reconstructed images perpendicular to the alveolar ridge were processed and classified into molar, premolar, canine, and incisor regions. The SLA and its branches were identified, and the distance from the mandible to the SLA was measured.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The SLA was located close to the mandible (&lt;2\u2009mm) in the molar, premolar, canine, and incisor segments in 12.0% (95% confidence interval 5.6%\u201318.4%), 20.6% (12.6%\u201328.7%), 30.5% (21.3%\u201339.8%), and 41.8% (28.8%\u201354.9%) cases, respectively. The SLA was located within \u00b13\u2009mm craniocaudally to the upper wall of the mandibular canal in the molar and premolar regions in 50% of cases and within \u00b15\u2009mm craniocaudally to the mylohyoid ridge in the canine and incisor regions in the other cases, with no sex or age\u2010related differences. 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