Position, variation, and asymmetry of the mental foramen: A Morphological study: Foramen mentalenin pozisyonu, varyasyonu ve asimetrisi: Morfolojik çalışma

Alper Sindel; Eren Ögüt; Özlem Zümre Kastan; Muzaffer Sindel

doi:10.5152/EurJTher.2017.02028

Authors

Alper Sindel Akdeniz Üniversitesi Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi, Ağız Diş ve Çene Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı, Antalya
Eren Ögüt Akdeniz Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Anatomi Anabilim Dalı, Antalya
Özlem Zümre Kastan Akdeniz Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Fakültesi, Antalya
Muzaffer Sindel Akdeniz Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Anatomi Anabilim Dalı, Antalya

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5152/EurJTher.2017.02028

Keywords:

Mental foramen, variations of mandible, accessory mental foramen

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to morphologically investigate the types of position, variation, and asymmetry of the mental foramen.
Methods: We examined 76 human adult dry mandibles bilaterally, the exact ages and sexes of which were unknown.
Results: Position IV, which passed the second premolar teeth (39%) on the right side was the mostly detected position and position I was not observed in our study. Accessory foramens were noted in four mandibles (2.63%) on the left side. Asymmetric positions were dominantly observed in positions II and III on the left side and positions IV, V, and VI on the right side.
Conclusions: Evaluation of the position types can serve as a guide for surgical procedures. Dental and implant surgeons should have knowledge regarding variations of foramen mentale and a possible presence of the accessory foramen.

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