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Horizontal and vertical position of the mental foramen on panoramic views of a selected Iraqi population | ||
| Journal of baghdad college of dentistry | ||
| Article 1, Volume 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 69-72 | ||
| Author | ||
| Salah J. Muhsen | ||
| Abstract | ||
| ABSTRACTBack ground: The mental foramen is the opening of the short mental canal, through which the mental nerve theterminal branch of the inferior alveolar nerve exits, knowing the exact position of the mental foramen is essential inoral surgical procedures. This study determines this position in a selected Iraqi population.Materials and methods: Two hundred and forty panoramic radiographs of Iraqi population selected from threedifferent oral and maxillofacial centers to identify the normal range of position of the mental foramen, bothhorizontal and vertical position were studied, radiographs with any errors or taken for patients not co inside with ourcriteria were excluded.Results: In horizontal position, 51.31% were found apical to the lower second premolar, 43.64% between the first andsecond premolars, 3.07% were found between second premolar and lower first molar, 1.09% were found apical tothe lower first premolar, 0.87% were found between lower canine and lower first premolar.In vertical position, 60.08% were found inferior to the apex of the related tooth, 36.84% were found within the apex ofthe related tooth while 3.07% were found superior to the apex.Conclusions: the mental foramen can be found anywhere from lower canine to the lower first molar, although94.95% of the studied radiographs showed that mental foramen was located either between the lower premolars orat the apex of the second premolar.Key words: mental foramen, position, panoramic radiographs, Iraqi population. (J Bagh Coll Dentistry 2011;23(1):69-72). | ||
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