Mental Foramen Position Using Modified Assessment System: An Imperative Landmark for Implant and Orthognathic Surgery

The aim of this study was to determine the most accurate position of the mental foramen in a sample of Bangladeshi dental patients. A retrospective study was performed using panoramic radiograph of 5923 patients, who ranged in age from 14 to 50 years old. All radiographs were obtained and analyzed f...

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Published in:Journal of Hard Tissue Biology 2016, Vol.25(4), pp.365-370
Main Authors: Zaman, Shaila, Alam, Mohammad Khursheed, Yusa, Tatsunori, Mukai, Ayako, Shoumura, Masahito, Rahman, Shaifulizan Abdul, Basri, Rehana
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anatomic Position
Mandible
Mental foramen
Panoramic Radiography
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Summary:The aim of this study was to determine the most accurate position of the mental foramen in a sample of Bangladeshi dental patients. A retrospective study was performed using panoramic radiograph of 5923 patients, who ranged in age from 14 to 50 years old. All radiographs were obtained and analyzed for the most accurate position of the mental foramen by Planmeca Romexis® 3.0 software (Planmeca Oy, Helsinki, Finland). Pearson chi-square test was employed. The most common horizontal and vertical position of the mental foramen was in the line of long axis of 2nd premolar (P4- 58.4%) and below the root apex level (LC- 71.3%) respectively. Knowledge from this article could help the clinicians for safe surgeries and anthropologists to predict the position of the mental foramen to be symmetrical and in the line of long axis of 2nd premolar teeth below the root apex level.
ISSN:1341-7649
1880-828X
DOI:10.2485/jhtb.25.365