KMID : 1024020130430020071
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Imaging Science in Dentistry 2013 Volume.43 No. 2 p.71 ~ p.75
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Position of the mental foramen in a Moroccan population: A radiographic study
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Chkoura Ahmed
Wady Wafaa El
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Abstract
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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 ¥ö2 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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KEYWORD
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Mandibular Nerve, Radiography, Panoramic, Morocco, Population
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