Mental Foramen Position, Shape, Continuity, and Symmetry Among Malocclusion Patients: A Radiographic Study
Ahmed Abdullah Bahamid,
Sarah Yousef Alsaif,
Amal Samir Mohamed Almansouri
et al.
Abstract:Introduction: Many dental treatments need exact knowledge of the anatomical location of the mental foramen (MF). This retrospective research uses orthopantomograph (OPG) to assess the MF of orthodontic patients in Saudi Arabia and their position, symmetry, shape, and connectivity.
Materials and method: One hundred and eighty panoramic radiographs of patients having orthodontic treatment were analyzed for the location, form, symmetry, as well as bilateral preservation of the MF. The patients were of … Show more
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