Mandibular and mental foramen – A morphometric study in western Maharashtra
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Clinical Anatomy and Physiology - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 3
Abstract
Mandible is the only movable bone of the facial skeleton that forms almost the lower half of the face In ontogeny the mandible undergoes substantial morphological and dimensional changes These changes are largely associated with development of primary and secondary dentition in the human1 The present study was undertaken to evaluate the anatomical features of mandible ie position of mental and mandibular foramina in western Maharashtra and to compare these findings with earlier studies The findings of this study variations in size shape and relationships of dental and lower facial skeletal structure might be useful in providing important data to anatomists archaeologists forensic legal experts and maxillofacial surgeons Measurements were made on one hundred and ten dry macerated adult human mandibles of unknown sex from western Maharashtra Measurements of mental and mandibular foramen from various mandibular anatomical landmarks were taken In present study it was observed that the most common position of mental foramen is in the line of long axis of 2nd premolar tooth which is universally accepted Accessory mental foramen was found in one mandible located in line with anterior margin of 1st molarKeywords Mandible Mental foramen Mandibular foramen Accessory mental foramen Dentulous Edentulous
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Anand Jagannath Reddy, Rakhi Milind More, Rajendra S. Garud
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