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- Title
Radiographic Localization of the Mental Foramen and Mandibular Canal.
- Authors
Afkhami, Farzaneh; Haraji, Afshin; Boostani, Hamid Reza
- Abstract
Objective: Accurately localizing the mental foramen and mandibular canal is important when administering local anesthesia and performing surgery; therefore, knowing the normal range of the possible locations is essential. Our purpose was to assess the location of the mental foramen and mandibular canal in an Iranian population using panoramic radiography. Materials and Methods: Standard panoramic radiographies were performed. The positions of 100 mental foramens were evaluated. The distances from the center of the mental foramen to the superior and inferior borders of the mandible and to the apexes of the first and second premolar were measured. The distance of the mental foramens from the mandibular midline and the diameter of the mandibular canal in the mental foramen connection were also measured. Results: Among 100 mental foramens, 6% were positioned under the first premolar, 24% were between the first and second premolars, 67% were under the second premolar, and the remaining 3% were behind the second premolar. The mean distance from the mental foramen to the mandibular midline was 27.77±3.20 mm. The mean diameter of the mandibular canal in the mental foramen connection was 3.09±0.69mm. Conclusion: The mental foramen was near the second premolar and the inferior border of the mandible. This information can be used to perform safer mental nerve blocks in surgical interventions.
- Subjects
IRAN; RADIOGRAPHY; MANDIBULAR joint; ANESTHESIA; BICUSPIDS
- Publication
Journal of Dentistry of Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2013, Vol 10, Issue 5, p436
- ISSN
1735-2150
- Publication type
Article