Morphometric Analysis of Mental  Foramen in Human Mandibles of Gujarat  Region

Dr. Solanki Seema; Dr. Damor Bhavana; Dr. Tank Kamlesh; Dr. Pensi C. A.

Volume : III, Issue : I, January - 2014

Morphometric Analysis of Mental Foramen in Human Mandibles of Gujarat Region

Dr. Solanki Seema, Dr. Damor Bhavana, Dr. Tank Kamlesh, Dr. Pensi C. A.

Abstract :

Mental Foramen is found on the anterolateral aspect of the mandible and transmits mental nerves and vessels. Knowledge of the localization and number of mental foramina can be useful in certain surgical procedures such as dental implant, mental nerve block, genioplasty and correction of jaw abnormality etc. The present study was done in 50 dried human mandibles of unknown sex obtained from the Department of Anatomy, B. J. Medical College, Ahmedabad. The parameters including dimension, shape, number, location and direction of mental foramen were studied. In most of cases the mental foramen is oval in shape, single and directed posterosuprior. Common position of mental foramen was in between the first and second premolars and followed by location below 2nd premolar tooth.