Position of the mental foramen: an anatomical study
- 1 May 2011
- journal article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift
- Vol. 161 (9-10), 272-273
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10354-011-0898-2
Abstract
Knowledge of the position of the mental foramen is very important during all surgical procedures and it needs to be considered before all surgical procedures in the mandible region. The aim of this study was to determine the position of the mental foramen in the dissected human cadaver specimens. Four hundred hemimandible specimens from human cadavers were dissected and analyzed for the position of the mental foramen. The most common position of the mental foramen investigated - using anatomical dissection - was between the first and second mandibular premolars. These investigations provide relevant data for clinical anatomy, especially when planning oral operative treatment in the premolar area.Keywords
This publication has 15 references indexed in Scilit:
- The Mental Foramen and Nerve: Clinical and Anatomical Factors Related to Dental Implant Placement: A Literature ReviewThe Journal of Periodontology, 2006
- Anatomical Variations of the Supraorbital, Infraorbital, and Mental Foramina Related to Gender and SideJournal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 2005
- Double mental foramina of the mandible on computed tomography images: a case reportOral Radiology, 2004
- Displaced calcium hydroxide paste causing inferior alveolar nerve paraesthesia: report of a caseOral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontology, 2003
- An anthropometric analysis of the key foramina for maxillofacial surgeryJournal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 2003
- Variations in size and in symmetry of foramina of the human skullClinical Anatomy, 2001
- The mental foramen: Part III. Size and position on panoramic radiographsJournal of Endodontics, 1992
- The mental foramen: Part II. Radiographic position in relation to the mandibular second premolarJournal of Endodontics, 1992
- The appearance of mental foramina on panoramic radiographs. I. Evaluation of patientsOral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, 1989
- Mental Foramen and Mental Nerve: Changes with AgeCells Tissues Organs, 1986