Finding the mental foramen

The mental foramen and mental nerve are clinically important landmarks for clinicians across various disciplines including dentists, oral maxillofacial surgeons, emergency physicians and plastic and reconstructive surgeons. To minimize complications related to procedures in the vicinity of the menta...

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Published inSurgical and radiologic anatomy (English ed.) Vol. 38; no. 4; pp. 469 - 476
Main Authors Laher, Abdullah Ebrahim, Wells, Mike, Motara, Feroza, Kramer, Efraim, Moolla, Muhammed, Mahomed, Zeyn
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Paris Springer Paris 01.05.2016
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Anatomic Variation
Anatomy
Humans
Imaging
Mandible - diagnostic imaging
Mandible - innervation
Medical imaging
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Nervous system
Orthopedics
Pathology
Radiography
Radiology
Review
Surgery
Ultrasonography
X-rays
Mental foramen
X-ray
MRI
CT scan
Landmark
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Summary:The mental foramen and mental nerve are clinically important landmarks for clinicians across various disciplines including dentists, oral maxillofacial surgeons, emergency physicians and plastic and reconstructive surgeons. To minimize complications related to procedures in the vicinity of the mental foramen and nerve, knowledge of its anatomy and anatomical variations is cardinal to concerned clinicians. In this review, basic anatomy, procedural complications, hard and soft tissue relations, variations between population groups, asymmetry, accessory mental foramina and the use of various radiological modalities to determine the position of the mental foramen are reviewed to provide a more thorough understanding of this important landmark.
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ISSN:0930-1038
1279-8517
DOI:10.1007/s00276-015-1565-x