RADIOGRAPHIC LOCALIZATION OF MENTAL FORAMEN IN A SELECTED INDIAN POPULATION

RADIOGRAPHIC LOCALIZATION OF MENTAL FORAMEN IN A SELECTED INDIAN POPULATION

Authors

  • Anshuman Suresh Jamdade*, Satyapal Yadav Rahul Bhayana, Vikram Khare, Nilesh Pardhe, Nikunj Mathur

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the most common location of the mental foramen (MF), its gender differences and bilateral symmetry in a selected Indian population and to compare the results with those reported for other populations.

Materials and Methods: 500 digital panoramic radiographs (DPR) of a randomly selected Indian population were retrospectively studied.

Results: The commonest position of the mental foramen was located between the first and second premolars (46.1%) followed closely by in line with the longitudinal axis of the second premolar (45.5%). MF was symmetrical in 64.8% of patients.

Conclusions: Mental foramina are usually symmetrically located either mesial to or in line with second premolar, consistent with previous findings in other ethnic and racial groups.

Author Biography

Anshuman Suresh Jamdade*, Satyapal Yadav Rahul Bhayana, Vikram Khare, Nilesh Pardhe, Nikunj Mathur

Gandhi Dental College & Hospital, Mahatma Gandhi University Of Medical Sciences And Technology, Tonk Road, Sitapura, Jaipur-302022, Rajasthan, India.

Published

2013-09-29

Issue

Vol 3 No 5 (2013): INNOVATIVE JOURNAL OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCE

Section

Articles