Abstract:Identification of the infraorbital foramen (IOF) is important in infraorbital nerve block and the prevention of iatrogenic injury of the infraorbital nerve in maxillofacial surgeries. Though many methods have been proposed for identifying the location of the IOF, numerous inconsistencies exist among them. This study assessed the location of 1272 infraorbital foramina, from crania varied by age, sex, and geographic origin, relative to a midpoint of a line segment spanning from nasospinale to jugale (NS‐J). On a… Show more
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