The appearance of mental foramina on panoramic and periapical radiographs

The Mental Foramen II: Radiographic Study of the Superior-Inferior Position, Appearance and Accessory Foramina in Iraqi Population

“…in previous studies from various countries and population samples (Yosue & Brooks, 1989a, 1989bPhillips et al, 1990Phillips et al, , 1992aAl-Khateeb et al, 1994;Al Jasser & Nwoku, 1998;Mbajiorgu et al;Al-Khateeb et al, 2007).…”

“…It is the radiograph that provides the wide field of mandible view which would consequently allow for more accurate interpretation of the mental foramen in both the horizontal and vertical dimensions (Yosue & Brooks, 1989b;Phillips et al, 1992b). Similarly, our exclusion criteria aimed to avoid any factor that may affect accurate determination of the location or appearance of mental foramen such as periodontal lesions or history of Table III.…”

“…The vertical location of mental foramen and other characteristics such as accessory foramina and appearance have been studied in different populations by clinical radiographs (Yosue & Brooks, 1989a, 1989bPhillips et al, 1992aPhillips et al, , 1992bal-Khateeb et al, 1994;Al Jasser & Nwoku, 1996;Olasoji et al, 2004;Laster et al, 2005;AlKhateeb et al, 2007) or collections of dried skulls (Phillips et al, 1992a(Phillips et al, , 1992bMbajiorgu et al, 1998;Sawyer et al, 1998;Ngeow & Yuzawati, 2003;Souaga et al, 2004;Agthong et al, 2005;Igbigbi & Lebona, 2005). Since the Gulf war in 1991, a dramatic increase of Iraqi population in Jordan, especially in the capital city Amman, has been noticed by the Jordanian immigration authority which reported more than half million of them entering and leaving Jordan since 1990 up to March 2007.…”

Radiographic localization of the mental foramen position in King Khalid University dental clinics patients in Abha – Saudi Arabia

“…They include a big area of hard and soft tissues and the visualized area in continuity that allows more horizontal and vertical dimensions, accurate for mental foramen. The panoramic view is practical in dental clinical studies because it provides a more precise image of the mental foramen in two dimensions (2D) [15,16].…”

“…Yosue and Brooks described these cases as an "unidentified type" of mental foramen [16], and these cases were excluded from the present study. These findings provide new data about the mental foramen anatomical characteristics in Saudi population.…”