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The location of the mental foramen in a selected Malay population

Ngeow, Dr. W.C. (2003) The location of the mental foramen in a selected Malay population. [Journal (Paginated)]

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Knowledge of the position of the mental foramen is important both when administering regional anesthesia and performing periapical surgery in the mental region of the mandible. This study determines the position of the mental foramen in a selected Malay population. One hundred and sixty nine panoramic radiographs of Malay patients retrieved from a minor oral surgery waiting list were selected to identify the normal range for the position of the mental foramen. The foramen was not included in the study if there was any mandibular tooth missing between the lower left and right first molars (36-46). The findings indicated the most common position for the mental foramen was in line with the longitudinal axis of the second premolar (69.2) followed by a location between the first and second premolar (19.6). The right and left foramina were bilaterally symmetrical in three of six recorded positions in 67.7 patients. The mental foramen was most often in line with the second premolar.

Item Type:Journal (Paginated)
Additional Information:Cited By (since 1996): 17 Export Date: 7 March 2012 Source: Scopus PubMed ID: 14650583 Language of Original Document: English Correspondence Address: Ngeow, W.C.email: ngeowy@um.edu.my
Keywords:Adolescent; Adult; Article; Asian; Chin; Female; Histology; Human; Malaysia; Male; Mandible; Panoramic Radiography; Radiography; Asian Continental Ancestry Group; Humans; Radiography, Panoramic
Subjects:JOURNALS
JOURNALS > Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences
ID Code:8181
Deposited By: Ngeow, A.P. Dr. Wei Cheong
Deposited On:25 Apr 2012 12:59
Last Modified:25 Apr 2012 12:59

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