Estimation of the position of mental foramen and its relation to lower premolars and base border of the mandible during aging

Kh. Abbas, Fatin; R S. Mohammed, Amal; N. Kaka, Luay

	Estimation of the position of mental foramen and its relation to lower premolars and base border of the mandible during aging
Journal of baghdad college of dentistry
Article 1, Volume 22, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 65-68
Authors
Fatin Kh. Abbas; Amal R S. Mohammed; Luay N. Kaka
Abstract
ABSTRACTBackground: The mental foramen is located in the apical region of the mandibular premolars but it have somevariations regarding its distance to both lower premolars and the base border of the mandible that may make aproblem especially for the oral surgeon in his work during operations like implantation, so, our study was done toestimate the position of the mental foramen and its relation to the lower premolars and the base border of themandible by the aid of digital panoramic radiographs.Material and method: The sample of this study was collected from patients who attended AL-Karama specializedcenter for dentistry. Forty five patients were selected in this study with the age range between 21-50 years thatdivided into three groups according to special criteria. Forty five digital views (OPG) were taken for Iraqi patients,using computerized digital panoramic x-ray machine. All radiographs were examined and then the position of themental foramen for each patient was estimated.Results & conclusion: The results revealed that the mental foramen is most commonly located below the apex of the2nd premolar in all age groups used in this study, and the distance between the mental foramen and the base borderof the mandible is indirectly proportional with age.Key words: Mental foramen, base border of mandible, digital radiograph, OPG. (J Bagh Coll Dentistry 2010;22(3):65-68).

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