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The Location Of The Mental Foramen In A Selected Malay Population, W.C. Ngeow, Y. Yuzawati
The Location Of The Mental Foramen In A Selected Malay Population, W.C. Ngeow, Y. Yuzawati
Wei Cheong Ngeow
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 …