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Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Vol 27, Issue 6 341-343, Copyright © 1998 by British Institute of Radiology

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Radiographic study of the mental foramen in a selected Saudi population

N. M. al Jasser and A. L. Nwoku
Division of Orthodontics, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

OBJECTIVES: To determine the most common position of the mental foramen in a selected Saudi population and to compare the results with those reported for other populations. METHODS: Four hundred and fourteen panoramic radiographs of a Saudi population from four different dental centres were studied. RESULTS: The commonest position of the mental foramen was in line with the longitudinal axis of the second premolar (45.3%) followed closely by location between the first and second premolars (42.7%). The mental foramen was symmetrical in 80% of patients. CONCLUSION: Clinicians should expect to find the position of the mental foramen to be symmetrical and in line with the second premolar teeth.




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