The jugular foramen is the main route of venous outflow from the skull and is characterised by laterality based on the predominance of one of the sides. Intracranial meningiomas, paragangliomas (glomus jugulare, from the jugular ganglion of the vagus nerve), schwannomas, metastatic lesions and infiltrative inflammatory processes from surrounding structures such as the middle ear may affect the ...

Information on the knowledge of the mental foramen is important in clinical dentistry. The present study was undertaken to determine the most common position of mental foramen in randomly selected Indian population. Total 204 panoramic radiographs were evaluated, among them 184 were studied in terms of site, gender differences, symmetry of location, shape, distance from midline and continuity o...

Background: The prevalence of patent foramen ovale is approximately 50% in patients who have suffered a cryptogenic stroke. The recurrence of ischemic stroke after percutaneous patent foramen ovale closure is approximately 1% per year. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of recurrent ischemic stroke in our population undergoing percutaneous patent foramen ovale closu...

Address for Correspondence: Dr. P P Roy, Asso. Professor, Department of Anatomy, KIMSDU, Karad, Maharashtra, 415110, India. Mobile(91) 9970117336. E-Mail: [email protected] Access this Article online Quick Response code Web site: *1 Associate Professor, 2 Professor, 3 Professor and HOD, 4 Associate Professor. 1,2,3 Department of Anatomy, KIMSDU, Karad, Maharashtra, India. 4 Department of Ana...

AIM A mandible bone-borne Herbst appliance (MBBHA) would avoid the proclination of the lower incisors that occurs with any teeth-borne functional appliance. But mapping of the bone characteristics at potential fixation areas around the mental foramen has not been carried out so far. The aim of this computer tomographic (CT) study was to evaluate bone thickness at specific positions around the m...

The mandibular foramen is a landmark for procedures like inferior alveolar nerve block, mandibular implant treatment, and mandibular osteotomies. The present study was aimed to identify the precise location of the mandibular foramen and the incidence of accessory mandibular foramen in dry adult mandibles of South Indian population. The distance of mandibular foramen from the anterior border of ...

OBJECTIVES To study the morphology and topography of nutrient foramina and to determine the foraminal index of the upper limb long bones. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study comprised 243 upper limb long bones, which included humeri, radii, and ulnae. The nutrient foramina were identified macroscopically in all the bones and an elastic rubber band was applied around these foramina. The bones were...

Pain is a common distressing symptom in dental practice. Depending upon the cases, different techniques are used to relieve pain. One of these is peripheral trigeminal nerve block. Peripheral trigeminal nerve block anaesthesia has proved to be an effective and convenient way to anaesthetise large regions of oral and maxillofacial complex. This block can be intraoral or extra oral. The intraoral...

CONTEXT Accessory mental foramen is a rare anatomical variation. Even so, in order to avoid neurovascular complications, particular attention should be paid to the possible occurrence of one or more accessory mental foramen during surgical procedures involving the mandible. CASE REPORT A 3-dimensional computed tomography (3D-CT) scan of a female patient revealed an accessory mental foramen on...

Background and Purpose: A patent foramen ovale has been reported to be significantly more frequent in young stroke patients than in matched control subjects, and paradoxical embolism has been suggested as the main mechanism of stroke in this situation. The present study was designed to test this hypothesis. Methods: Sixty-eight consecutive patients under 55 years of age presenting with an ische...