Imaging Science in Dentistry

Korean Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology (대한영상치의학회)
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Position of the mental foramen in a Moroccan population: A radiographic study

  • Chkoura, Ahmed (Department of Oral Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Mohammed V Souissi) ;
  • Wady, Wafaa El (Department of Oral Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Mohammed V Souissi)
  • Received : 2012.05.29
  • Accepted : 2013.01.07
  • Published : 2013.06.30
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Abstract

Purpose: This study was performed to determine the position of the mental foramen relative to the apices of the teeth based on panoramic radiographs in a Moroccan population. We also analyzed gender differences and the symmetry of location within individuals. Materials and Methods: Seven hundred ninety-four panoramic radiographs were evaluated with regard to the location and symmetry of the mental foramina in male and female subjects. The results were analyzed using Pearson's ${\chi}^2$ and Fisher's exact test. Results: Of the 794 panoramic radiographs, 377 met the inclusion criteria for at least one side. The mental foramen was located just below the apex of the second premolar in 62.7% of the patients and between the first and second premolars in 30%. It was symmetrically located in 79%. No statistically significant differences were found between males and females in the position and symmetry of the mental foramen. Conclusion: The most common position for the mental foramen in this sample was in line with the second premolar.

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