introduction: mental foramen (mf) is an important anatomic landmark in dentistry and knowledge about its variable locations (l) and type of emergence (te), has an effect on the sufficiency of local anesthesia and safety of surgical procedures. the aim of this study was to evaluate the l and te of this radiographic landmark as well as the presence of accessory mf, by means of cone-beam computed ...

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...

The mental foramen is an important landmark for identifying the mental nerve, and the accessory mental foramen is a rare anatomical variation. This article describes the use of computed tomography (CT) to detect an accessory mental foramen that was initially misdiagnosed as a radiolucent tumour in the right premolar region of a 39-year-old woman by panoramic radiography. The case suggests that ...

Introduction: Any foramen in the buccal surface of mandibular body that transfers mental nerve and vessels except mental foramen, is called Accessory Mental Foramen (AMF). The objective of this study was the determination of the AMF using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). Materials and Methods:  this descriptive study was done on 180 CBCT projections which were selected by convenience samp...

The mental foramen is a bilateral opening in the vestibular portion of the mandible through which nerve endings, such as the mental nerve, emerge. In general, the mental foramen is located between the lower premolars. This region is a common area for the placement of dental implants. It is very important to identify anatomical variations in presurgical imaging exams since damage to neurovascula...

The aim of this study was to determine the position, shape, number and radiographic appearance of the mental foramen in a selected Kosovarian population. Five hundred panoramic radiographs of dental Kosovarian patients were selected and analyzed according to the mental foramen position, shape, radiographic appearance, number and symmetry. The mean distance in the horizontal plane of the mental ...

Abstract Introduction Mental foramen of mandible has been found to vary in its position, number and distance from the surrounding bony landmarks. This variation occurs with populations as well as with factors like ethnicity, age, sex and sides. Knowledge of this variation is important for localisation of the mental nerve during surgeries in this region. This study was undertaken to document the...